Juneteenth State Holiday!
Image credit: AJ+ YouTube On June 16, 2020 Governor Ralph Northam announced that Juneteenth would be a paid holiday for state employees. He also announced that he would work on le ...
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Stand in Solidarity with TakeAction Minnesota
STATEMENT: TAKEACTION STATEMENT ON JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD May 28, 2020 Kenza Hadj-Moussa The murder of George Floyd is devastating and justice is what we are focu ...
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HCAN: COVID-19 Bill Should Protect the Most Vulnerable, Not Strip People of Health Care
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 20, 2020 Contact: Morgan Grogan, morgan.grogan@berlinrosen.com, 512-913-8875 COVID-19 Bill Should Protect the Most Vulnerable ...
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Governor Northam Announces Community Forums to Inform Statewide Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE · February 20, 2020 Office of the Governor Alena.Yarmosky@governor.virginia.gov RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that his administration wil ...
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Norfolk Chapter leader, Terry White, will be Senator Mark Warner’s guest at the State of the Union address.
Press release from Senator Warner's office: WARNER INVITES CHESAPEAKE RESIDENT AND MEDICAID BENEFICIARY TO STATE OF THE UNION ~ Terry “Bean” White, who acquired health insurance t ...
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If Louisiana can do it, why not Virginia?
"No longer ‘voiceless,’ Louisiana felons regain the right to vote," by Kira Lerner of ThinkProgress, shows the benefits of restoring voting rights to former felons on probation or ...
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House Passes Crackdown on Drug Companies
Check out Virginia Organizing leaders sharing their stories about the ridiculously high costs of prescription drugs with Rep. Abigail Spanberger. The House passed a sweeping bill ...
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Shenandoah Valley Chapters and Charlottesville Hold DACA Actions
Members of the Shenandoah Valley Chapters went to D.C. to join the national march to the Supreme Court building. In Harrisonburg on Monday, November 11, the Shenandoah Valley Chap ...
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Lynchburg Chapter DACA Prayer Vigil
About 30 people gathered for a prayer vigil to protect Dreamers on Saturday afternoon at Jackson Street United Methodist Church. by Emily Elconin The Lynchburg Chapter held a pray ...
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