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It was a BIG weekend

It was a BIG weekend

We had a great time celebrating our 20th anniversary at the 2015 Grassroots Gathering in Blackstone, Virginia this past weekend! Thank you to everyone who helped make this great event successful. Over ...

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Virginia Organizing Holds 20th Anniversary Grassroots Gathering in Blackstone

Virginia Organizing Holds 20th Anniversary Grassroots Gathering in Blackstone

ATTORNEY GENERAL MARK HERRING ATTENDED TO DISCUSS SOCIAL JUSTICE IN VIRGINIA LEGAL SYSTEM Blackstone, Va.—Virginia Organizing held the 20th anniversary Grassroots Gathering and celebration in Blacksto ...

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U.S. Senator Warner Sends Message to Virginia Organizing

U.S. Senator Warner Sends Message to Virginia Organizing

Check out this video from U.S. Senator Mark Warner on Virginia Organizing's Grassroots Gathering and 20th Anniversary! ...

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EPA May Be Sued Over Failure to Regulate Oil and Gas Waste

EPA May Be Sued Over Failure to Regulate Oil and Gas Waste

Originally published in Public News Service. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has largely failed to regulate waste from oil and gas drilling, even though the agency admitted the hazardous nat ...

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New Poll: Large Majority of Virginia Voters Support Improving the ACA, Closing the Coverage Gap

New Poll: Large Majority of Virginia Voters Support Improving the ACA, Closing the Coverage Gap

RICHMOND, Va. -- A new survey of likely voters in five states – Florida, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia – shows solid majorities believe the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is here to stay (64 perc ...

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Study: 7 Virginia Corporations had a Total of $9 Billion in Untaxed Profits Stashed Offshore in 2014

Study: 7 Virginia Corporations had a Total of $9 Billion in Untaxed Profits Stashed Offshore in 2014

THESE VIRGINIA FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES HAD 71 SUBSIDIARIES IN TAX HAVENS Petersburg, Va.—Tax loopholes allowed seven Virginia Fortune 500 companies—led by Computer Sciences Corporation—to maintain a tot ...

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Inside The Fast-Cash World Of Virginia Car-Title Lenders

Inside The Fast-Cash World Of Virginia Car-Title Lenders

Listen to the full story at WAMU (click here).  You may have heard their jingles on the radio or seen their commercials that play endlessly on late-night TV. Perhaps you have driven by one of the many ...

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Help Celebrate 20 Years!

Help Celebrate 20 Years!

We have some news about our 2015 Grassroots Gathering – Attorney General Mark Herring has agreed to come to one of our Mass Meeting sessions! Are you registered for this monumental event? The 20th ann ...

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Survey: Small Business Group Leaders Say States Favor Big Businesses at the Expense of Small Firms Seeking to Grow

Survey: Small Business Group Leaders Say States Favor Big Businesses at the Expense of Small Firms Seeking to Grow

A national survey of 41 leaders of small business organizations representing 24,000 member businesses in 25 states reveals that they overwhelmingly believe that state economic development incentives f ...

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Virginia Organizing Kicks Off ‘Stand with Women’ Campaign Across Commonwealth

Virginia Organizing Kicks Off ‘Stand with Women’ Campaign Across Commonwealth

Roanoke, Va.—Virginia Organizing kicked off the “Stand with Women” campaign across the Commonwealth with a series of local women’s roundtables in Danville, Waynesboro, Petersburg, and Blacksburg. The ...

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