The General Assembly Finally Notices Soaring Drug Prices
State Senator John Edwards, D-Roanoke (Steve Helber / AP) David Ress of the Daily Press wrote on September 4, 2019 that the General Assembly's Joint Commission on Health Care has ...
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News & Advance: Equity Task Force Champions School Volunteer Reform
Photo by Jay Westcott/News & Advance Rachel Mahoney of the Lynchburg News & Advance reports that the Equity Task Force of the Lynchburg Public Schools supports Virginia Or ...
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300,000 Virginians Enrolled in Expanded Medicaid in 2019!
From Governor Ralph Northam's office: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: July 31, 2019 Office of the Governor Contact: Alena Yarmosky Email: Alena.Yarmosky@governor.virginia.gov Virgini ...
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Lynchburg Schools and Community Conversations
Recently, Lynchburg chapter leader Phil Stump was interviewed by Liz Ramos of the Lynchburg News & Advance when she covered the turnout issues the city schools have encountere ...
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Governor Northam Announces Process to Reinstate Suspended Driver’s Licenses to Begin July 1
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles preparing to send letters to eligible Virginians with specific instructions to obtain driver’s licenses RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today ...
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News & Advance: Public hearing focuses on raises, discipline at Lynchburg schools
The great work of the Lynchburg Chapter was recently featured in a News & Advance article by Liz Ramos: "Public hearing focuses on raises, discipline at Lynchburg schools." Fr ...
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Happy Birthday, Affordable Care Act!
Nine years ago the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a monumental step forward in protecting access to affordable healthcare for up to 130 million Americans with preexisting co ...
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UVA Announces Expansion of Living Wage for Full-time Employees!
On March 7, UVA Today announced that the University would begin on January 1, 2020 to pay all full-time employees a living wage of $15/hour. From the article: “As a University, we ...
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Congratulations to Jill Hanken! Champion of Social Justice Award Winner
Jill Hanken of the Virginia Poverty Law Center (VPLC) led the Healthcare for All Virginians Coalition (HAV) for many years. We appreciate her brilliant work to convince members of ...
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Brian Johns Named Coverage Health Advocate of the Year by Families USA
From Families USA on Monday, January 21, 2019: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Families USA announced that Brian Johns is the winner of its Coverage Consumer Health Advocate of the Year ...
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