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VIDEO: Talking to men about abortion rights
This civic impact group in Florida learned that many men feel left out of the pro-choice conversation. Here’s how they’ve been talking to them—and it’s been great. Video: Mi Vecino of Florida @vadogwoodnews This civic impact group in Florida learned that many men feel left out of the pro-choice conversation. Here’s how they’ve been talking…
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VIDEO: Rep. Jennifer McClellan honors the legacy of Yvonne B. Miller during Black History Month
Rep. Jennifer McClellan took the House floor to honor the legacy of Yvonne B. Miller, the first Black woman elected to the General Assembly. “I stand on her shoulders and was proud to pay tribute to her on the House floor,” Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan mentioned on X, formally known as Twitter. @vadogwoodnews Rep. Jennifer McClellan…
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VA Dems send bill protecting same-sex marriage to Youngkin’s desk
Companion bills SB 101 and HB 174 were introduced in the event that the US Supreme Court reverses its landmark 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, something that’s been theorized could happen following the Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022, another landmark case.
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VIDEO: Reproductive rights advocate shares personal story at Biden rally in Virginia
If you watch one video today, let it be this one @vadogwoodnews If you watch one video today, let it be this one 💔 #reproductivefreedom #roevwade #reproductiverights ♬ original sound – The Dogwood
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Biden blasts Trump’s support of a nationwide abortion ban
President Joe Biden took Trump to task for his support of a nationwide abortion ban and his role in repealing Roe v. Wade, criticizing him for “taking away women’s freedom,” putting women’s lives in danger, and unleashing “cruelty and chaos all across America.”
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This OB-GYN was terrified for her patients who needed abortions. Then she became one.
Texas OB-GYN Austin Dennard reveals what a future under a Republican president would do to reproductive rights in America.
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Teacher pay increases, child care support legislation advance in legislature
Legislation to boost teacher pay, ban legacy admissions, and help families with their child care needs remains on track to potentially become law this year.
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VA Dems advance bills to strengthen reproductive rights, block anti-abortion bills
Democrats passed bills to protect patients and abortion providers against legal action and to expand access to contraception. They rejected a near-total abortion ban and another proposal to prohibit state funding from going to any hospital or facility where abortion care is provided.
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Biden proposes new student debt relief plan for Virginia borrowers facing ‘hardship’
The new proposal will focus on providing debt relief to those with older loans or loans with large sums of interest; those with high-cost, unavoidable child care or health care expenses; borrowers who are highly likely to default; and others who face “financial hardship.”
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Democrats pass bills to raise Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 per hour
State Sen. L. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth), who introduced SB 1, has warned Youngkin that he’d see a change in the Democrats’ “cooperative tone” if he vetoes the minimum wage bill.
