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Obama Budget Would Extend EITC’s Pro-Work Success to Childless Workers

Obama Budget Would Extend EITC’s Pro-Work Success to Childless Workers

Published March 4, 2014Posted by: Chuck MarrUpdate, March 4:  We’ve just updated our in-depth analysis of recent proposals to strengthen the EITC for chi ...

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Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees

Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees

Published February 13, 2014 by The Commonwealth InstituteHere’s a head scratcher for you: as your income rises, the share of your income that goes toward paying state and lo ...

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Small Improvement to Earned Income Credit Brings Broad Economic Benefits

Small Improvement to Earned Income Credit Brings Broad Economic Benefits

Published February 6, 2014Earned Income Credit Improvement Brings Broad Economic BenefitsLow-wage workers in Virginia have endured more than a decade of stagnant and declining wag ...

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Virginia Organizing Releases Statement on U.S. Senate’s Failure to Support the Unemployed

Virginia Organizing Releases Statement on U.S. Senate’s Failure to Support the Unemployed

 For Immediate Release: January 16, 2014Petersburg, Va.—In response to the U.S. Senate’s recent failure to support the unemployed with the vote not to extend unem ...

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55 TAX BREAKS JUST EXPIRED – INCLUDING A BIG ONE FOR OFFSHORE TAX DODGERS

55 TAX BREAKS JUST EXPIRED – INCLUDING A BIG ONE FOR OFFSHORE TAX DODGERS

Published by Americans for Tax FairnessIn case you didn’t hear, Congress just let 55 tax breaks expire on December 31. Known as “tax extenders,” they cost about ...

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President Obama’s Emergency Unemployment Press Conference

President Obama’s Emergency Unemployment Press Conference

Ten Virginia Organizing leaders and members traveled to Washington, D.C. on January 7 to participate in President Barack Obama's press conference about the need to extend emer ...

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Virginia Organizing Leaders Gather to Encourage Investment in Local Banks, Divestment from Bank of America

Virginia Organizing Leaders Gather to Encourage Investment in Local Banks, Divestment from Bank of America

For Immediate Release: December 19, 2013What: Community Gathering to Encourage Divestment from Bank of America When: Friday, December 20 at 2 p.m. Where:  ...

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Virginia Organizing Releases Job Gap Report, Explores Solutions for Living Wage Including Medicaid Expansion

Virginia Organizing Releases Job Gap Report, Explores Solutions for Living Wage Including Medicaid Expansion

Richmond, Va.—On Wednesday, December 4, Virginia Organizing released a report authored by the Alliance for a Just Society detailing the living wage “job gap” in ...

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Big Pharma Could Win International Price Monopoly, Unlimited Profits in ‘Free Trade’ Deal

Big Pharma Could Win International Price Monopoly, Unlimited Profits in ‘Free Trade’ Deal

By Ethan Rome: Executive Director, Health Care For America Now      Click here to see originial articleBig Pharma has a new tool to make turbo-charged profits and i ...

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More VA Kids Living in Low-Income Households

More VA Kids Living in Low-Income Households

By: Alison BurnsFull article can be found by clicking here.RICHMOND, Va. - Although Virginia is considered one of the wealthiest states in the nation, it also has seen an increase ...

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