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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“Ban the Box” Resolution Passes Unanimously in Prince William County
Originally posted on NewWoodbridge.org. This Tuesday, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors unanimously passed the “Ban the Box” resolution, introduced last week by Woodb ...
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It was a BIG weekend
We had a great time celebrating our 20th anniversary at the 2015 Grassroots Gathering in Blackstone, Virginia this past weekend! Thank you to everyone who helped make this great e ...
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U.S. Senator Warner Sends Message to Virginia Organizing
Check out this video from U.S. Senator Mark Warner on Virginia Organizing's Grassroots Gathering and 20th Anniversary! ...
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EPA May Be Sued Over Failure to Regulate Oil and Gas Waste
Originally published in Public News Service. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has largely failed to regulate waste from oil and gas drilling, even though the agency admit ...
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New Poll: Large Majority of Virginia Voters Support Improving the ACA, Closing the Coverage Gap
RICHMOND, Va. -- A new survey of likely voters in five states – Florida, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia – shows solid majorities believe the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is ...
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Inside The Fast-Cash World Of Virginia Car-Title Lenders
Listen to the full story at WAMU (click here). You may have heard their jingles on the radio or seen their commercials that play endlessly on late-night TV. Perhaps you have driv ...
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Help Celebrate 20 Years!
We have some news about our 2015 Grassroots Gathering – Attorney General Mark Herring has agreed to come to one of our Mass Meeting sessions! Are you registered for this monumenta ...
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Survey: Small Business Group Leaders Say States Favor Big Businesses at the Expense of Small Firms Seeking to Grow
A national survey of 41 leaders of small business organizations representing 24,000 member businesses in 25 states reveals that they overwhelmingly believe that state economic dev ...
Read More »A Flood of Voices
Virginia Organizing, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and the Sierra Club of Virginia have teamed up to raise awareness about the flooding in the South Hampton Roads area. South ...
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