83% of Virginians Support Medicaid Expansion–New Poll Finds
"Poll: 83% of Virginians Support Medicaid Expansion," from Rachel Roubein, writing for The Hill. From the article: "The poll shows ample support for doing so, with 60 percent of t ...
Read More »200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants May Be Forced to Leave U.S.
(Pictured: The Harrisonburg Chapter's March to defend DACA and TPS in December, 2017) From the article in the Washington Post: "The Trump administration has canceled the provision ...
Read More »Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services to Notify CHIP Recipients of Potential Loss of Benefits Due to Congressional Inaction
Commonwealth of Virginia Office of Governor Terry McAuliffe RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) will begin notifying Virginia families ...
Read More »Moody’s Warns Cities to Address Climate Risks or Face Downgrades
Published in Bloomberg. Coastal communities from Maine to California have been put on notice from one of the top credit rating agencies: Start preparing for climate change or risk ...
Read More »Governor McAuliffe Statement on Virginia Air Board Approval of Clean Energy Virginia Initiative
Governor Terry McAuliffe released the following statement today after the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board voted to approve regulations to limit carbon emissions from Virginia ...
Read More »Healthcare.gov Enrollment Opens November 1, 2017
Open enrollment is back and healthcare.gov is open for business! Do you qualify for lower prices on health insurance for 2018? Visit healthcare.gov now to explore your options and ...
Read More »CFPB Launches New Mortgage Performance Trends Tool for Tracking Delinquency Rates
Newly Available Data Shows Lowest Mortgage Delinquency Rate Since the Financial Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced the launc ...
Read More »Bath County school becomes first 100% solar powered school in Virginia
Published by WSET. BATH Co., Va. (WSET) — Bath County is now home to the first school in Virginia that's 100 percent solar powered. Valley Elementary in Bath County has solar pane ...
Read More »Shame on Them!
These U.S. representatives from Va. just voted to cut $1 trillion from Medicaid: Brat, Comstock, Garrett, Goodlatte, Griffith, Taylor, Wittman. Do they represent you? Let them kno ...
Read More »Sen. Booker Announces Landmark Environmental Justice Bill
Bill would strengthen protections for communities of color, low-income communities and indigenous communities Culmination of months-long drafting process with input from dozens of ...
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