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Small Business Talks: Roger Boutchyard of Top Notch Custom Cycles

Small Business Talks: Roger Boutchyard of Top Notch Custom Cycles

December 2, 2012Virginia Organizing has been talking with small business owners about health care. The interview transcript is below. See the full interview at: http://youtu.be/kVl3CnFrfvU S ...

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Virginia Organizing Urges Local Shoppers to Call Congress

Virginia Organizing Urges Local Shoppers to Call Congress

Media ReleaseFor Immediate Release: December 4, 2012Blacksburg, VA – On Saturday morning at the Blacksburg Farmer's Market, Virginia Organizing volunteers handed out hundreds of flyers ...

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Study: ALEC’s Advice to States on Jobs Is Actually a Recipe for Stagnation and Wage Suppression

Study: ALEC’s Advice to States on Jobs Is Actually a Recipe for Stagnation and Wage Suppression

Washington, DC, November 28, 2012--A new study finds that state tax and regulatory policies recommended by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) fail to promote stronger job creation or inc ...

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Medicaid Expansion Covers Millions at “Modest” Cost to States: Report

Medicaid Expansion Covers Millions at “Modest” Cost to States: Report

By Jeffrey YoungNovember 26, 2012http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/26/medicaid-expansion_n_2191912.htmlExpanding Medicaid health benefits to everyone eligible under President Barack Obama's he ...

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CEOs Pushing Social Security Cuts are Sitting on Massive Retirement Funds While Underfunding Worker Pensions

CEOs Pushing Social Security Cuts are Sitting on Massive Retirement Funds While Underfunding Worker Pensions

“Fix the Debt” CEOs hold an average of $9 million each to put toward retirement Washington DC — A new report by the Institute for Policy Studies examines CEO ...

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Virginia Organizing Urges Congress to Protect the Safety Net and End Tax Cuts for Wealthy

Virginia Organizing Urges Congress to Protect the Safety Net and End Tax Cuts for Wealthy

Media AdvisoryFor Immediate Release: November 26, 2012 What: Media Conference on lame duck session When: November 27, 2012 -- noon Where: Free Speech Wall, outside City HallCharlottesvi ...

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Fairfax County approves commission to examine Election Day problems

Fairfax County approves commission to examine Election Day problems

November 20, 2012By Corinne Reillyhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/fairfax-county-approves-commission-to-examine-election-day-problems/2012/11/20/8d3fa234-3359-11e2-9cfa-e41bac906 ...

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The Social Security Lifeline: Mary’s Struggle to Make Ends Meet in Retirement

The Social Security Lifeline: Mary’s Struggle to Make Ends Meet in Retirement

Mary Santos doesn’t see her home in Waynesboro Virginia as a place to live; rather, its a place where she “simply exists.”  Mary is 68 and before getting hurt on the job she was ...

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Fernando Perez: October/November Leader of the Month

Fernando Perez: October/November Leader of the Month

Fernando Perez is a Harrisonburg Chapter leader and has been a part of Virginia Organizing since the summer of 2011. Fernando had an interest in human rights and wanted to serve his local community. H ...

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Virginia Organizing October/November 2012 Newsletter

Virginia Organizing October/November 2012 Newsletter

VirginiaOrganizingOctoberNovemberNewsletter.pdf ...

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