Racial disparities exists in probation violation penalties, reports show
Published by Daily Press More whites than blacks who are charged with probation violations get a break when they go before circuit court judges, case status records from 2014 sugg ...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Working to End Payday Loan Debt Traps
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is holding a field hearing in Richmond today and will announce that it is publishing an outline of proposals under consideration th ...
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#ACAWorks: Adam and Ro’s Story
Ro is a single mom that falls in the Medicaid coverage gap because Virginia legislators refuse to expand Medicaid. ...
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#ACAWorks: Sheila’s Story
Sheila of Norfolk shares why she supports the ACA (hint: because it's working)! ...
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45 years of Earth Day!
With each passing year more and more attention is being directed to our Earth and Her wellbeing. Vital progress has been made in the last 15 years, but there is much more work to ...
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Resistance Among Landowners to Pipeline Routes Spreads
Originally posted by the Public News Service on March 24, 2015. RICHMOND, Va. - Huge pipelines intended to carry Marcellus and Utica natural gas to eastern markets are running int ...
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Water Conservation Tips
March 22nd was World Water Day, an increasingly popular day to celebrate and give us pause to consider our water use and conservation efforts. Water is a precious and limited reso ...
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ACA marks fifth anniversary
Originally posted by The Martinsville Bulletin on April 1, 2015. Last month marked the five-year anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and according to repr ...
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Five-Year Plans: Celebrating the Affordable Care Act and Looking Forward
By Dottie Holtz The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has accomplished what 100 years of health care reform could not—for the first time, we have the lowest number ...
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Poor Vision Through Rose-Colored Glasses
Originally posted by The Commonwealth Institute on March 12, 2015. The Virginian-Pilot published an excellent editorial last week putting the seemingly rosy state budget news into ...
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