Linda’s Story: Celebrating the Affordable Care Act
Today marks the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and there is a lot to celebrate! The health care law has accomplished a lot in the last two years and is already help ...
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Martinsville to Governor McDonnell: Don’t throw away our votes or our money!
Today, Martinsville residents protested two voter suppression laws, SB 1 and HB 63, which have passed the Virginia General Assembly are awaiting Governor Bob McDonnell’s sig ...
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Virginia’s Attorney General: Breaking the Law Is OK
Crossposted at HCAN's blog. Virginia’s Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says it is OK to break the law as long as you think there won’t be any penalties.At a ...
Read More »10 Ways in 10 Days: The Road to Ruin
People have been saying that we have a transportation problem for decades, and this legislative session was no different. Dozens of bills designed to address our growing transport ...
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10 Ways in 10 Days: State Budget is Sacrificing Virginia’s Seniors
More than 4,500 low-income elderly Virginians will lose their long-term care coverage under all versions of the state budget currently being debated. This comes after years of cut ...
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Virginia Organizing February 2012 Newsletter: Leap Year Edition
Broken Hearts at the General AssemblyOn Valentine’s Day, over 100 Virginia Organizing supporters from Abingdon to Arlington made their way to the Capitol to express th ...
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Huge Victory on Predatory Lending in Chesapeake!
While the Virginia General Assembly utterly failed to take action on predatory lending this session, the City of Chesapeake sought more transparency and public input on the predat ...
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Black Friday: A Day of Protest for Thousands of VA Public School Teachers
It has been dubbed "Black Friday" by thousands of public school teachers around the state, who will be wearing black today in protest of what they see as unfair budget c ...
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Ehrenthal: Voter Fraud & Bigfoot, They Make Exist, But are Hard to Find
The right to vote, in a democracy, is a basic right. Under the United States Constitution that right in established by the 15th Amendment. “No one can be denied the ...
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Ehrenthal: The House is Playing Reindeer Games with Unemployment & Middle Class Tax Cut
Once again the House of Representatives, led by the radical conservative bloc is holding up a needed tax break for most working Americans. After crafting a compromise budget bill ...
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