Report: Youth Prison Systems Failing Virginia
Originally posted on Public News Service. A new analysis of the state's youth prison system finds it to be a costly revolving door, and experts are urging Virginia policymakers to ...
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John Kerry Warns Climate Change is a National Security Risk
Originally posted in The Daily Press. Ahead of high-stakes climate change talks in Paris, Secretary of State John Kerry warned Tuesday of increasing and grim national security ris ...
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Student Loan Debt, A Growing Problem for Virginia
Originally posted in Public News Service. Student loan debt in the state is high and rising and it's a real problem for some. An annual survey by the Institute for College Access ...
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Death Penalty Support, Use Erodes in Virginia and U.S.
Listen to the story at Public News Service. The death penalty is in a long, slow decline in Virginia and nationally, according to opinion polls and how often it's being used. Robe ...
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More U.S. Children Get Health Coverage, But Rate in Virginia Stalls
Originally published on Public News Service. More children are getting health care coverage nationally, according to a new study from the Georgetown University Center for Children ...
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Public Programs Lift Millions of Women and Children Out of Poverty
Originally posted on the National Women's Law Center blog. Some members of Congress are putting public programs that are vital to women and families on the chopping block—despite ...
Read More »American Climate Views Propel New Energy Ethic
This blog originally appeared in The Huffington Post on October 16, 2015. More than seven in 10 Americans now believe in climate change, up from just over half in 2010, according ...
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Report: Single Virginians Need $18.70 per Hour for Living Wage
Originally posted in the Augusta Free Press. Virginia Organizing released the Alliance for a Just Society’s report, Pay Up!, which highlights the devastating effects of low pay an ...
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“Ban the Box” Resolution Passes Unanimously in Prince William County
Originally posted on NewWoodbridge.org. This Tuesday, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors unanimously passed the “Ban the Box” resolution, introduced last week by Woodb ...
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EPA May Be Sued Over Failure to Regulate Oil and Gas Waste
Originally published in Public News Service. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has largely failed to regulate waste from oil and gas drilling, even though the agency admit ...
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