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Virginia Will Expand Medicaid at Last! (Message from Chairperson Del McWhorter)

Virginia Will Expand Medicaid at Last! (Message from Chairperson Del McWhorter)

On May 30, Virginia expanded Medicaid! Virginia Organizing members have worked to bring affordable health care to all Virginians for more than 10 years. Let’s celebrate this victory! Medicaid expansio ...

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Medicaid Expansion Passes General Assembly Senate!

Medicaid Expansion Passes General Assembly Senate!

Richmond, Va. — Today Virginia's Senate voted to expand Medicaid. Virginia Organizing leaders and supporters celebrated the decision as a great victory for the people of the Commonwealth. "Virginia Or ...

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We need to have Medicaid expansion in Virginia!

We need to have Medicaid expansion in Virginia!

Virginia Organizing supporter and volunteer, Dave Redding has some good questions for our senators: We need to have Medicaid expansion in Virginia! One repeated argument in opposition is that the fede ...

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Climate Change and Housing Woes in Norfolk

Climate Change and Housing Woes in Norfolk

(Michelle Cook stands on the path children from Tidewater Gardens take to get to school. It frequently floods during storms. Credit: Nicholas Kusnetz/ICN) In this article from Inside Climate News, act ...

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Join us in Richmond on May 29 for Medicaid Expansion Rally

Join us in Richmond on May 29 for Medicaid Expansion Rally

(Image: Eunice Haigler, Virginia Organizing leader from Fredericksburg at a May 22 Medicaid Expansion rally in Richmond.) The General Assembly is on the verge of passing Medicaid expansion. The only t ...

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Washington Post features Virginia Organizing Leader, Terry White

Washington Post features Virginia Organizing Leader, Terry White

Terry White, known to his friends as "Bean," tells his story about needing affordable health care in this Washington Post piece by Laura Vozzella. Thank you for speaking out, Bean! From the article: " ...

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Lynchburg Advocates Hold Medicaid Expansion Forum

Lynchburg Advocates Hold Medicaid Expansion Forum

What: Medicaid Expansion Public Forum When: Thursday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. Where: Lynchburg Public Library (2315 Memorial Ave, Lynchburg, VA 24504) Lynchburg, Va. — Virginia Organizing, Many Voices - O ...

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Health Care Advocates to Picket “Oysters for Obenshain” Fundraiser

Health Care Advocates to Picket “Oysters for Obenshain” Fundraiser

What: Protest in support of Medicaid expansion outside of state Senator Mark Obenshain's fundraiser When: Thursday, May 10 at 5 p.m. Where: Rockingham County Fairgrounds, 4808 South Valley Pike, Harri ...

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Virginia Nurses Association Appeals to Senator Norment

Virginia Nurses Association Appeals to Senator Norment

In an open letter to Senator Thomas K. Norment in the Virginia Gazette, Christine Payne of Williamsburg calls on the state senator to allow Medicaid expansion to come to a vote. Payne is a nurse and a ...

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Terry White – April/May 2018 Leader of the Month

Terry White – April/May 2018 Leader of the Month

Terry White, “Bean” to his friends, first heard about Virginia Organizing when he saw a flyer in the grocery store. The flyer explained that people who had had their civil rights taken away could appl ...

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