Washington County residents to monitor community’s water quality
Originally posted by the Bristol Herald Courier. ABINGDON, Va. — Prompted by the Washington County’s decision to allow natural gas drilling, a group of county residents is prepari ...
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Hazel says U.S. health care funds could narrow Va. budget gap
Originally posted by the Times-Dispatch If Medicaid expansion began in Virginia on July 1, Virginia would take in more than $230 million in federal offsets that would alleviate 71 ...
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Gas Industry’s Forays into National Forestland Raise Concerns
Published by Public News Service By Dan Heyman RICHMOND, Va. - Growth of natural-gas drilling and new pipelines have observers concerned about their impact on public lands. Plans ...
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A Community Conversation on Children’s Mental Health
Read the full article from Public News Service By Dan Heyman RICHMOND, Va. - With reforms underway in Virginia for children's mental health services, lawmakers and advocates want ...
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Talking Turkey: Medicaid Expansion
If your family is anything like mine, your Thanksgiving dinner might be served with a lot of opinions on politics—especially on hot topics like Medicaid expansion. We’re in the mi ...
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Immigration reform advocates cheer Obama’s order
Photo Credit: Vicki Cronis-Nohe | The Virginian-Pilot Published in The Virginian-Pilot on November 22, 2014 By Gabriella Souza Local advocates for immigration reform were cheering ...
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Peña: We need real immigration reform
Published in The Virginian-Pilot on November 22, 2014 By Linda Peña I have been in the United States for 16 years. When the president gave relief to millions of young people like ...
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Real change, real reform
When I was arrested in June standing up for comprehensive immigration reform, I did so on the hope that our actions would bring good news for our immigrant brothers and sisters! L ...
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Virginia Organizing Applauds President Obama’s Action on Immigration Reform; Calls on Congress to Move Forward
Virginia Organizing applauds President Barack Obama’s announcement to extend deferred action consideration for additional immigrants working and living in the United States. “The ...
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Virginia Organizing is among Kresge’s Climate Resilience and Urban Opportunity Initiative Planning Grantees
Originally posted by the Kresge Foundation on November 20, 2014. Community-based nonprofits in 10 states will get help with climate-resilience planning, policy development and imp ...
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