Gov. McAuliffe Signs Bills to Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Sixteen Virginia Organizing members attend a bill signing in Richmond today. Governor Terry McAuliffe signed two bills supporting his "Classrooms not Courtrooms" initiative. In ad ...
Read More »Governor McAuliffe Announces More Than $83 Million for Criminal Justice Programs Throughout the Commonwealth
RICHMOND – Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced $83.3 million in grants to provide support – in some cases the only support – for essential programs and services across the cr ...
Read More »Report: Reduce Incarceration To Narrow Achievement Gap
RICHMOND, Va. — Widespread incarceration of African Americans during the drug war feeds the achievement gap in U.S. schools, according to a new report. The study from the Economic ...
Read More »Protests Against Pending Deportation in Harrisonburg
Published by WMRA. On Monday more than 75 people in Harrisonburg rallied outside the Department of Homeland Security office on Neff Avenue against a pending deportation. WMRA’s Ch ...
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Pushing for changes in Lynchburg City Schools
Published by WSET. LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET)— The Lynchburg City School Board heard several issues the community wants to see changed. Before the meeting even started, a group ...
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Upcoming Absentee Voting Deadlines
From the Virginia Department of Elections. Qualified Virginia voters have until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 to request an absentee ballot be mailed to them for the June 13, 20 ...
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Trump Tax Plan Would Give 400 Highest-Income Americans More Than $15 Million a Year in Tax Cuts
Published by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. President Trump’s tax plan contains specific, costly tax cuts for the wealthy and profitable corporations but only vague promi ...
Read More »Report: Closing Wage Gap Would Help VA Women, Kids
Published by Public News Service. RICHMOND, Va. – How many moms asked for equal pay for Mother's Day? In a new report, the Institute for Women's Policy Research compared incomes o ...
Read More »Lesson from Minnesota: Raising Taxes Not Always Economic Poison
RICHMOND, Va. -- Many Virginia lawmakers have argued that cutting taxes is the best way to spark economic growth. But in Minnesota, taxes were raised on the wealthy, and their eco ...
Read More »LGBTQ Category Dropped From Census
Published by Public News Service. RICHMOND, Va. -- Some members of the LGBTQ community say they're feeling “erased” after learning that proposed questions on sexual orientation an ...
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