Where Are Your Tax Dollars Going?
Virginia Public Radio, April 13, 2015 RICHMOND, Va. – Taxes are on the minds of many Virginians, and a new analysis examines where exactly federal income tax dollars are going. Th ...
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Protesters Rally for Medicaid Expansion
Originally posted on Newsplex.com on April 8, 2015. ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA (NEWSPLEX) -- About a dozen people came together Wednesday to push for Medicaid expansion in the state of ...
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The Governor Banned the Box on State Job Applications!
Richmond, Va.—Virginia Organizing leaders, including several people who were formerly incarcerated, were present today when Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that the st ...
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ACA marks fifth anniversary
Originally posted by The Martinsville Bulletin on April 1, 2015. Last month marked the five-year anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and according to repr ...
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Racial disparities exists in probation violation penalties, reports show
Published by Daily Press More whites than blacks who are charged with probation violations get a break when they go before circuit court judges, case status records from 2014 sugg ...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Working to End Payday Loan Debt Traps
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is holding a field hearing in Richmond today and will announce that it is publishing an outline of proposals under consideration th ...
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Resistance Among Landowners to Pipeline Routes Spreads
Originally posted by the Public News Service on March 24, 2015. RICHMOND, Va. - Huge pipelines intended to carry Marcellus and Utica natural gas to eastern markets are running int ...
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Poor Vision Through Rose-Colored Glasses
Originally posted by The Commonwealth Institute on March 12, 2015. The Virginian-Pilot published an excellent editorial last week putting the seemingly rosy state budget news into ...
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Virginia Organizing looks to revive Wythe, Bland Chapter
Originally posted by the Wytheville Enterprise on March 10, 2015. For the past 20 years, Virginia Organizing has addressed issues that affect the quality of life of Wythe and Blan ...
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Va. school boards’ anti-discrimination stands can mention sexual orientation
Originally posted on the Washington Post on March 4, 2015. RICHMOND — Local school boards have the authority to include sexual orientation and gender identity in their anti-discri ...
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