My Virginia Organizing Story
I know you don’t know me very well, but I’d like to share a little about my personal journey with Virginia Organizing and ask for your support as we continue building power and cr ...
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$12 Billion in Relief to Scammed Consumers
Please read below for a message from our friends at Americans for Financial Reform. Did you know that if you have a dispute with your bank or financial company, that there’s an ag ...
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“Our Health Care is Under Attack, What Do We Do? Stand Up, Fight Back.”
Listen to the audio of this story at WVTF Radio Word that the Affordable Care Act is under attack has its supporters in Virginia planning a series of protests around the state. R ...
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In the coming Congressional session in the new year, it is expected that a lot of time will be spent on health care with a special focus on repealing and possibly replacing the Af ...
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Federal Budget Rules Could Bring Automatic Social Security, Medicare Cuts
Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. — New budget rules proposed for Congress could bring deep, automatic cuts to benefit programs for seniors that had been exempt from ...
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Editorial: A Better Choice for Student Discipline
Published in the Free Lance-Star THE REPORT presented a disconcerting situation. Virginia, more than any other state, turns students with disciplinary issues in school over to pol ...
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Federal Pipeline Agency Criticized for Being Too Close to Industry
RICHMOND, Va. — A spate of proposed gas pipeline projects have drawn sharp criticism from advocates who say the federal permitting agency has a built-in bias toward the industry. ...
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Grassroots Group and Spotsylvania Schools Make Progress on Discipline
About a year ago, Spotsylvania County resident Bryn Pavek saw a startling headline. Virginia, she found, led the nation with the highest number of student referrals to police. A r ...
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Letter: Spotsylvania Schools Take an Important Step
Published in the Free Lance-Star I would like to thank School Superintendent Scott Baker and Sheriff Roger Harris for their diligence and responsiveness in making progress on redu ...
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The Difference is You
Today, the difference between oppression and empowerment, injustice and justice, is you. Thank you for considering a monthly donation on #GivingTuesday to help us reach our goals ...
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