Sen. Houck is taking on CSX on rail tank cars
The following letter to the editor was written by Virginia Organizing member Joe Katz and was published in the Fredericksburg Freelance Star on 2/4/11.I'm writing to thank sta ...
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VIDEO: Candace Graham Testifying on taking funds from health care and education for transportation.
A bill under consideration by the General Assembly, was killed on Friday that would have shifted millions of dollars of state funds away from services like health care and into tr ...
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Holding CSX Accountable in Fredericksburg
The following blog post was first posted at Blue Virginia on January 28, 2011.The residents of Mayfield, a neighborhood near downtown Fredericksburg, have taken a major stand agai ...
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Virginia Organizing Mary Washington Chapter Joins Virginia United for Immigrants Rights for “Week of Action for Progress, Fairness, and Security”
University of Mary Washington students will hold a campus march for immigrant rights on Wednesday, February 2 at 12:30 p.m. at the Bell Tower. The Mary Washington Chapter of Virgi ...
Read More »Freelance Star: Bill would limit rail-car stays
RICHMOND --CSX would have only eight hours in which to store hazardous materials at its train yard near the Mayfield neighborhood, or face losing state funding, under a budget ame ...
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Join us Thursday to Speak Out Against Cantor’s Health Care Repeal Vote
Join Us to Ask Cantor to End the “Political Theater”And Not Deny Young People Health CareFollowing Wednesday’s vote on repealing the Affordable Care Act (A ...
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Virginia Organizing 2011 Legislative Agenda
It is with great pleasure that we share Virginia Organizing’s legislative agenda for the 2011 General Assembly session. Our 2011 legislative agenda includes the following pr ...
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Come Out And Learn About the Health Care Law in Fredericksburg!
Just days after House Republicans start their crusade to repeal the health care law, Virginia Organizing will hold a large, educational forum on the new health care law, the Patie ...
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Health care: The A.G.’s Constitution, or Lincoln’s Declaration?
The following letter was published in the Fredericksburg Freelance Star. Date published: 12/29/2010The U.S. Constitution has served as a model for many countries around the world. ...
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N.J. governor’s budget slashing is not to be admired
The following letter was published in the Fredericksburg Freelance Star as a response to a recent editorial heralding NJ Governor Chris Christie, who has imposed budget cuts even ...
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