Spotsylvania commission selects additions for mural
by Dawnthea Price Originally posted by the Free Lance-Star on February 11, 2015. Spotsylvania County’s Historic Preservation Commission selected several prominent people of color ...
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Commentary: House health care plan is nothing more than a Band-Aid
Originally posted in the Free Lance-Star on February 12, 2015. Several years ago, I was unemployed and slipped and fell on some ice. I went to a wonderful free clinic in Southwest ...
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‘Massive resistance,’ again, in Virginia
By The Washington Post Editorial Board February 7 SIXTY YEARS after Virginia waged a campaign of “massive resistance” against integrating its public schools, the state is once aga ...
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Take Action for Medicaid Expansion!
You might have seen the news yesterday that the Virginia General Assembly’s money committees (the Senate Finance Committee and House of Delegates Appropriations Committee) chose t ...
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Casey: Franklin County woman caught in the health care coverage gap
Originally Posted in The Roanoke Times on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Amy Hedges, a working single mother of three who lives in Penhook, earns too little to qualify for a health- ...
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Doctors: New Smog Rules Could “Save Thousands of Lives”
Originally posted on the Public News Service on February 2, 2015 RICHMOND, Va. – New smog rules could save thousands of lives if they're written right, many health professionals s ...
Read More »Gibson: Virginia’s history of taking away civil rights
By Helen Gibson © February 1, 2015, The Virginian-Pilot The past four Virginia governors and various advocacy groups have worked to reform state laws on the restitution of civil r ...
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Low Wage Nation
Workers are falling short financially in our nation, and there are few living wage jobs to go around. With most of America’s job growth taking place in low-wage occupations, the r ...
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Celebrate at The Festivale!
What are your plans for March 13? Save the date and come join Virginia Organizing at The Paramount Theater in Charlottesville to honor our 20th anniversary with a big “Festivale” ...
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Bill Would ‘Ban the Box’ on Job Applications
By Ali Mislowsky Capital News Service RICHMOND – A Senate committee on Monday narrowly approved a bill that would prohibit state agencies from asking job applicants if they have a ...
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