Virginians Deserve Better
Virginia’s health care crisis is bad. It’s so bad that Remote Area Medical—the organization that provides medical care to thousands of people that our health care system leaves ou ...
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Student Loan Debt, A Growing Problem for Virginia
Originally posted in Public News Service. Student loan debt in the state is high and rising and it's a real problem for some. An annual survey by the Institute for College Access ...
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Death Penalty Support, Use Erodes in Virginia and U.S.
Listen to the story at Public News Service. The death penalty is in a long, slow decline in Virginia and nationally, according to opinion polls and how often it's being used. Robe ...
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More U.S. Children Get Health Coverage, But Rate in Virginia Stalls
Originally published on Public News Service. More children are getting health care coverage nationally, according to a new study from the Georgetown University Center for Children ...
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This Tuesday!
We have an important election every year in Virginia, and 2015 is no exception. On November 3, 2015, we will elect every single seat in the Virginia General Assembly. Here are som ...
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Water Conservation and Dishware
There are many ways to save water in our everyday lives. One great and unexpected way to conserve comes from the dishware we use! Reusable dishware is more sustainable than disp ...
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Public Programs Lift Millions of Women and Children Out of Poverty
Originally posted on the National Women's Law Center blog. Some members of Congress are putting public programs that are vital to women and families on the chopping block—despite ...
Read More »American Climate Views Propel New Energy Ethic
This blog originally appeared in The Huffington Post on October 16, 2015. More than seven in 10 Americans now believe in climate change, up from just over half in 2010, according ...
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Roots and Relationships Reclaiming Community Organizing in the Obama Era
This is an excerpt from Building Power, Changing Lives: The Story of Virginia Organizing, available for order by clicking here. The article was first published in the Fall 2015 ed ...
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Report: Single Virginians Need $18.70 per Hour for Living Wage
Originally posted in the Augusta Free Press. Virginia Organizing released the Alliance for a Just Society’s report, Pay Up!, which highlights the devastating effects of low pay an ...
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