Subject: Issues That Matter: Virginia
From: Denise Cardinal <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 15:45:56 -0600 (CST)

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,  

Below are a few great examples of how we are keeping voters informed
on the issues that matter in Virginia. While this is just 1 of our 21
states in our network, it's a great example of how by being on
the ground we can help push back on attacks on voting rights,
women's health, education, and working families that want a
voice.

As always, let me know what you think, or even better, contribute to
us here.
http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=n6hzBTiEYHedfAq6JfVJ5A

Best,
Denise Cardinal
Executive Director
ProgressNow
ProgressNow Education

 

ProgressVA Highlights GOP Governor Candidate Cuccinelli's Book,
Similarities to Romney

The Washington Post reports that in Attorney General Ken
Cuccinelli's new book, he uses "language akin to Mitt
Romney's famous '47 percent' comment". His
book ridicules 47% of Americans as victims who are dependent on
government handouts. Cuccinelli is stuck in the backward mindset of
writing off almost half of Americans as irresponsible victims in his
attempts to pander to extreme ideologues to gain power.

http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=YnsCeg9EGn1Z9AVRNn5NEw

From ProgressVA: "Virginians who have paid into Social Security
and Medicare all their lives aren't victims and they're not
freeloaders. They're folks who worked hard and played by the rules to
get a little bit of security in retirement. These are the very people
our elected officials should be fighting for, but Ken Cuccinelli is
making it clear he wants make the working poor pay more so the wealthy
pay less."

Progress VA Urges You to Take Action to Help Protect Women's
Health

On January 28th, a 60-day public comment period opened on the
permanent TRAP laws - Targeted Regulations of Abortion
Providers. These regulations have nothing to do with supporting
women's health and everything to do with politics.

Governor McDonnell signed these temporary rules into law and Attorney
General Cuccinelli has made it his mission to see that the Board of
Health approve them permanently in order to restrict Virginians'
access to safe, legal abortion. In fact, he bullied the Board of
Health into reversing their decision to let existing health centers be
"grandfathered" under existing regulations. Despite
Cuccinelli's dirty politics, you can influence the Board of
Health by telling them to put women's health before politics.

http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=XjNUsHsxaIWxL2DAaPNjLA

http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=KY-rmv9qO3GG0BkdS38fHQ

ProgressVA Holds Governor McDonnell Accountable on School
Privatization Agenda

Governor Bob McDonnell has appeared twice in one week with school
privatization pioneers Jeb Bush and Bobby Jindal to promote his
education "reform" agenda now moving through the General Assembly.
ProgressVA was there to push back and make sure journalists have all
the facts, including how virtual school profiteers have subsidized
McDonnell's political career, Bush's shady history of lobbying
for his foundation donors, and the lack of student achievement in
Louisiana under Jindal's plan. 

Conservatives Pass New Voting Restrictions, Continue Attacks on Voters

The Virginia General Assembly passed new voting restrictions that will
make it harder for Virginians to cast a ballot. SB719, passed by the
State Senate, and HB1337, passed by the House of Delegates, would
eliminate several currently valid forms of voter ID. The Senate also
advanced SB1256, which would institute a strict photo ID requirement.
These bills could subject Virginians to three new voter ID
requirements in three years. Constantly changing rules, along
with conservative assertions that no voter education on the new
requirements is necessary, would ensure confusion at polling
places.

http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=g7IuOPtFd_7TSPZsu5WMig

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