Coastal Flooding Report
From the report in DelMarvaNow. Thousands of homes in Accomack County and the Hampton Roads area of Virginia are at risk of tidal flooding by 2045 due to sea level rise, according ...
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Want to Sign Up for Medicaid on January 1, 2019?
On July 1, the new state budget will expand Medicaid! It will cover a much larger group of people than it did before. If you need it, please see this link to Cover Virginia. It ex ...
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Medicaid Expansion Passes!
There have been many good articles online about Medicaid expansion passing the General Assembly on May 30. Here's a passage from an article in the Washington Post: "RICHMOND — The ...
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Virginia Will Expand Medicaid at Last! (Message from Chairperson Del McWhorter)
On May 30, Virginia expanded Medicaid! Virginia Organizing members have worked to bring affordable health care to all Virginians for more than 10 years. Let’s celebrate this victo ...
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Climate Change and Housing Woes in Norfolk
(Michelle Cook stands on the path children from Tidewater Gardens take to get to school. It frequently floods during storms. Credit: Nicholas Kusnetz/ICN) In this article from Ins ...
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Washington Post features Virginia Organizing Leader, Terry White
Terry White, known to his friends as "Bean," tells his story about needing affordable health care in this Washington Post piece by Laura Vozzella. Thank you for speaking out, Bean ...
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Virginia Nurses Association Appeals to Senator Norment
In an open letter to Senator Thomas K. Norment in the Virginia Gazette, Christine Payne of Williamsburg calls on the state senator to allow Medicaid expansion to come to a vote. P ...
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Terry White – April/May 2018 Leader of the Month
Terry White, “Bean” to his friends, first heard about Virginia Organizing when he saw a flyer in the grocery store. The flyer explained that people who had had their civil rights ...
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Expand Medicaid to Help Treat Opioid Addiction
Virginia Organizing supporter Eric Blevins in Marion, Virginia writes in the Richmond Times Dispatch about his journey to recovery from a substance use disorder. He argues that Me ...
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Regional Grassroots Gathering in Portsmouth
The Portsmouth Chapter hosted a regional Grassroots Gathering, with 50 members attending, including leaders from Eastern Shore, Fredericksburg, and South Hampton Roads. We held sk ...
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