Fredericksburg Residents Call on the General Assembly and the Governor to Restore Cuts and Bring Balance Back to Virginia
Fredericksburg, VA- Virginia Organizing held a public “budget seesaw” demonstration in front of the Fredericksburg School Board Building. With the school board buildin ...
Read More »Not in Our Neighborhoods The Hazards Posed by Toxic Chemicals on the Tracks
Community Forum Addresses Concerns Regarding CSX Train Cars Containing Toxic Materials Parked in Mayfield Residential Community Fredericksburg, VA – On September 8, local re ...
Read More »Virginia Organizing Project to Celebrate 15 Years of Organizing in Virginia
Richmond, VA-On Saturday, August 7, over 200 community members from Danville, Martinsville, Hampton Roads, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, Charlottesville, Shenandoah Valley, Roanok ...
Read More »New Report Shows 81 % of Virginia Small Businesses Eligible for Health Care Tax Credits
Report Finds More Than 102,600 Virginia Small Businesses Eligible for Tax Credit in 2010; 30,700 Qualify for Maximum Credit Washington, D.C.—More than 80.8 percent of V ...
Read More »RAM Shows Why Appalachia and America Need the New Health Care Law
New Health Care Bill Will Eventually Reduce Demand For RAM by Providing Affordable, Quality Health Care for Appalachia Wise, VA –Community members and health care advoc ...
Read More »A president’s legacy: Casteen, others evaluate his 20 years shepherding UVa
As John T. Casteen III was inaugurated as the University of Virginia’s seventh president on Oct. 6, 1990, the 46-year-old Portsmouth native laid out a vision that would guide UVa ...
Read More »Budget cuts put educational standards at risk, Chesterfield Observer
Budget cuts put educational standards at risk When we moved to Virginia two years ago, I was proud to be moving to a state that had a good reputation for high standards in public ...
Read More »Community Leaders To Speak Out For Health Care Bill Outside July 1 Trial
Health Care Bill Information Fair Outside U.S. District Court HouseRichmond, VA – On Thursday, July 1, as Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli attempts to derail federal health c ...
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Providence Mobile Home Residents Face Final City Council Decision on Re-Zoning Application Tuesday
Chesapeake, VA – On Tuesday evening, the Chesapeake City Council will make the final decision on the Providence (Highland Glens) re-zoning application, which if approved, would po ...
Read More »Providence Mobile Home Residents Face Final City Council Decision on Re-Zoning Application Tuesday
Community Members Call on City Council to Uphold the Planning Council Recommendation to Deny Application That Would Displace 170 Families Chesapeake, VA – On Tuesday e ...
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