Updated Restoration of Civil Rights Process Announced
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced a new process for restoration of civil rights on Monday, August 22 to comply with the Supreme Court of Virginia orders on July 22, 2016 ...
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When suspensions weren’t working, this high school opted for a new approach
Published by The Washington Post Donnell Honesty can’t remember what the fight was about or even quite how it started. He was a junior at D.C.’s Ballou High School in 2015 when an ...
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Restoration Update!
Today, Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that he restored the rights of nearly 13,000 individuals after the Supreme Court of Virginia ordered the Department of Elections to cance ...
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Virginia’s McAuliffe to announce restoration of voting rights to 13,000 felons
Published by the Washington Post Gov. Terry McAuliffe will announce Monday that he has restored voting rights to 13,000 felons on a case-by-case basis after Republicans and state ...
Read More »Governor McAuliffe Announces Utility-Scale Solar Project in Northampton County
~20-megawatt facility to provide enough power to supply over 3,000 households~ Released by Governor Terry McAuliffe RICHMOND – Governor McAuliffe announced today that Hecate Energ ...
Read More »Celebrating 81 Years of Social Security
Dear friends, August 14 was the 81st anniversary of Social Security, one of the most successful programs in our nation’s history. Social Security keeps millions of seniors, surviv ...
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Study: Clean Power Can Lead to Millions in Commercial Energy Savings
Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. - A new study finds that if states implement the Clean Power Plan, energy savings would be greatest in retail and office buildings a ...
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Come to Grassroots Gathering 2016
Grassroots Gathering 2016 is next month! Have you registered yet? In addition to the engaging workshops, great people, and a beautiful location at Smith Mountain Lake, we are prou ...
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McWhorter: Renewables would bring more jobs
Published in The Roanoke Times on August 3, 2016 Re: "Marching on Richmond," July 19 editorial: In that piece, you asked those in support of environmental justice to think about h ...
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Va.’s Bureau of Insurance advises against Anthem-Cigna merger
Published on August 1 by the Richmond Times-Dispatch The State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Insurance last week released a long-awaited analysis of the proposed merger betwe ...
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