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How Virginia’s new Democratic majority looks to restore, expand workers’ rights
Virginia, one of the nation’s 27 so-called “right to work” states, has historically been hostile to expanding access to collective bargaining and union rights. Democratic lawmakers are pushing to change that in the 2024 General Assembly session. Sen. Jennifer Boysko and Del. Kathy Tran have introduced bills that would repeal Virginia’s ban on collective bargaining…
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VIDEO: A minimum wage increase could help Virginian families
On January 18, during the legislative sessions, a proposal was introduced by Delegate Jeion A. Ward (D-87) to increase the minimum wage. The goal is to raise the minimum wage from $12.00 per hour to $13.50 per hour, starting January 1, 2025, to $15.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2026. The public was invited to…
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Virginia Democrats vote to increase minimum wage as Youngkin signals opposition
After winning majorities in both the House of Delegates and state Senate last November, newly empowered Democrats in Virginia’s General Assembly immediately made it clear that raising Virginia’s minimum wage would be a top priority in this year’s legislative session. Now Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is threatening to veto the effort before a bill even…
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Biden vows to ‘restore’ nationwide abortion rights at Virginia event
During Tuesday’s event, the president and vice president highlighted several new measures the administration is taking to strengthen reproductive health care access, criticized extreme abortion bans, and highlighted the stakes of the 2024 election for reproductive rights.
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VIDEO: Delegate Michael J. Jones on why a minimum wage increases are needed in VA
Great news for Virginia! On Thursday afternoon, legislation to increase Virginia’s minimum wage to $15/hour was advanced by House Democrats. Delegate Michael L. Jones (D-77) is known for advocating for the voices of often overlooked people. During the HB1 sessions, he spoke about the need for Virginians to have a higher minimum wage. @vadogwoodnews Great…
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Virginians could pay less for prescription drugs under this Democratic bill
House Bill 570 would establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board, which would be responsible for analyzing the affordability of certain high-priced prescription drugs and then instituting price limits to protect consumers from the highest cost of drugs.
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VIDEO: Rep. Jennifer McClellan calls out Republican attempts to divert funds to ‘crisis pregnancy centers’
Rep. Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) took to the House floor recently to call out Republican attempts to divert funds that usually go to help struggling women, infants, and children and redirect funds to unethical, fraudulent “crisis pregnancy centers,” which are facilities designed to prevent women from receiving abortion care. @vadogwoodnews .@repmcclellan (VA-04) took to the House…
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Virginia Senate votes to make sales tax holiday permanent
Virginians may soon be able to count on a permanent sales tax holiday for school and emergency preparedness supplies in August of each year. The sales tax holiday first became official in Virginia in 2006, and Democratic legislation to extend the sales tax break was passed in 2017. The original legislation had a sunset date…
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Virginia Democrats making major push on education priorities in new General Assembly
Democrats made it clear in the 2023 elections that public education would be a huge policy priority in the 2024 General Assembly. Barely more than a week into this year’s session, the Democratic majorities in the state House and Senate are making big moves. This week, the House Education Committee approved several Democratic proposals designed…
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Virginia Democrats defeat Republican attempts to restrict voting
After working hard to turn out their own voters to cast ballots during the early voting period in the 2023 elections, Virginia Republicans have returned to their perennial efforts to restrict early and other convenient voting methods. This week, a Democratic-led committee rejected the GOP’s latest attempts to roll back recent years’ voting improvements. Republican…
