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Medicaid at 50: Huge benefits for Virginia’s kids

Medicaid at 50: Huge benefits for Virginia’s kids

(Published in Public News Service.) Medicaid turns 50 years old this week, and the impact it's had on the lives of children is being praised, both by advocates and academics. Two in seven Virginia chi ...

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Clean power plan should ease Virginia electric bills

Clean power plan should ease Virginia electric bills

Published in Public News Service. RICHMOND, Va. – An Environmental Protection Agency plan to cut carbon pollution should actually save Virginia families money, if meeting the plan includes energy effi ...

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Clean power plan projected to save money for Virginia families

Clean power plan projected to save money for Virginia families

Published in Public News Service. RICHMOND, Va. - The Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon pollution from power plants should save money for Virginia families, according ...

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Care for our Earth

Care for our Earth

Probably the simplest way to combat global warming, reduce water consumption and save the rainforests (which amount to being a responsible steward of our Earth) is adopting (to some extent) a plant-ba ...

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Fredericksburg Virginia Organizing Chapter to Hold Restoration of Rights Workshop

Fredericksburg Virginia Organizing Chapter to Hold Restoration of Rights Workshop

What: Restoration of civil rights workshop for formerly incarcerated individuals When: Monday, July 13 from 6 – 8 p.m. Where: Central Rappahannock Regional Library (1201 Caroline Street, Fredericksbur ...

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Virginia could do more for Chesapeake Bay cleanup

Virginia could do more for Chesapeake Bay cleanup

Published in Public News Service. HANOVER, Va. – A federal court victory has cleared the way for what conservationists say needs to happen on farms within the Chesapeake Bay watershed to help meet the ...

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Charlottesville/Albemarle chapter meeting, July 2015

Charlottesville/Albemarle chapter meeting, July 2015

The Charlottesville/Albemarle Chapter met Monday night to make more action plans about issues concerning formerly incarcerated individuals, jobs and voting rights. ...

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Offshore drilling – make your voice heard

Offshore drilling – make your voice heard

Not long ago I wrote about offshore drilling. This is a huge and very critical issue which cannot receive too much attention — especially since one of the proposed sites is the Atlantic Ocean right of ...

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Virginia consumers benefit from CFPB

Virginia consumers benefit from CFPB

Published in Public News Service. RICHMOND, Va. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which celebrates its fourth anniversary this month, has recovered billions of dollars on behalf of Vi ...

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Care for Our Earth

Care for Our Earth

Recycling, along with reusing, reducing, and repairing, were among the practices we were initially encouraged to adopt to preserve our environment. Though some would think recycling is simple, it does ...

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