State of the States Report 2015
Published by the Center for American Progress. See also: Interactive: Restoring Shared Prosperity (TalkPoverty.org) State-by-state fact sheets In 2014, more than one in seven Ame ...
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Getting the Most Energy Efficiency Bang for Your Buck in Virginia
Virginia residents experience incredibly diverse weather. With temperatures averaging at 28 degrees during the coldest months and reaching 90 degrees or more during the summer, ho ...
Read More »Study: Record Number of Prisoners Exonerated Last Year
Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. - Across the U.S., nearly 150 prisoners were released last year when their convictions were overturned. That's a record number of ex ...
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Barbara Kingsolver in Charlottesville
I am excited to announce that critically acclaimed author Barbara Kingsolver will be coming to the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville on April 22 for an Earth Day conversation t ...
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Support Consumers, NOT Predatory Lenders
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators will soon introduce legislation that will seriously put at risk current, vital regulations that protect everything from workers health, climate ...
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Study: Medicaid Expansion Means Healthier Workforce
Originally published by Public News Service. A comparison between states shows those that have expanded Medicaid are likely to have a healthier workforce. The Virginia General Ass ...
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Speak Out for Virginia
Yesterday, I participated in a conference call about Medicaid expansion where I learned that Kentucky has reduced the number of working uninsured people in their state by 36 perce ...
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Support Economic Development and Clean Energy in Virginia
The Virginia Coastal Protection Act is a piece of state legislation that will not only bring cleaner energy to Virginia, but has the potential to bring much-needed income and jobs ...
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Care for Our Earth: Food Safety
Few of us have given any consideration to where our food comes from or the processes our food endures to reach our tables. We are for the most part ignorant and disconnected rega ...
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Simple Things Can Help Virginia Families Build Cushion
Originally published by Public News Service. Working families in Virginia are having a hard time building up even a small financial cushion. But the authors of a new policy brief ...
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