Session Aims to Deliver Understanding of Restoring Rights to Felons
Published by Danville Register & Bee Marty Jackson recalled his “long journey” to getting his rights restored — and he wanted to do his part to help anyone else wishing to do ...
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Carbon Cutting Rules Should Cut VA Electric Bills, Study Finds
Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. – If done right, cutting carbon could come with lower electric bills. Some energy analysts have said that for a while, and a study f ...
Read More »VA Among States to Cut Incarceration and Still See Crime Fall
Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. – Many states, including Virginia, that have reduced their prison populations are seeing their crime rates go down, too, according t ...
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The American People Really Really Really Don’t Like Payday Lending
A used car salesman, a Wall Street banker and a payday lender walk into a bar. If the bartender is anything like most Americans, that payday lender might have a tough time getting ...
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EPA’s Handling of Environmental Discrimination Cases Criticized
Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. - Despite more than 300 complaints that local environmental regulations have been discriminatory toward minority communities, the En ...
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Study Confirms Broad Benefits from Medicaid Expansion
Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. – States that expand Medicaid are seeing benefits across their health-care systems and beyond, according to new research. Study co-a ...
Read More »Editorial: Kicking out students perpetuates problem
Published by The Free Lance-Star When a child acts out in school, it’s a problem for everyone involved—fellow students, teachers, administrators and the child’s parents. But it ma ...
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Praise for Federal Payday-Lending Regulations in Virginia
Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. --- New national limits proposed for payday and car-title lending are winning praise from lower-income Virginians and their advocate ...
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This Former Fisherman is Now Farming the Most Sustainable Food on Earth- Underwater
Published by The Nation [From the introduction by Lisa Holmes, president of the board of CitySeed and member of the board of GreenWave:] By designing a small-scale, affordable, a ...
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Inside the Minds of Dominion Leaders, Vacant Space Where Climate Thinking Should Be
Published by Power for the People VA At Dominion Resources’ annual May meeting, shareholders presented five resolutions designed to improve the company’s assessment of its opportu ...
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