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Is the Virginia General Assembly Trying to Repeal the 20th Century?

Is the Virginia General Assembly Trying to Repeal the 20th Century?

The 2012 Virginia General Assembly seems intent on taking Virginia backwards. Yesterday, Senator Dick Saslaw of Fairfax summed it up perfectly: “It seems to me there are peo ...

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VA Group: No Love for the Legislature

VA Group: No Love for the Legislature

It's Valentine's Day, but one group isn't feeling the love from the General Assembly – and to signify that, is delivering empty broken-heart boxes to legislators ...

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The 2012 General Assembly bait and switch.  We wanted jobs, we got ____________.

The 2012 General Assembly bait and switch. We wanted jobs, we got ____________.

On Valentine's Day, Virginia Organizing supporters from Abingdon to Arlington will make their way to the Capitol for the Broken Hearts day of action to call attention to the m ...

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Valentine’s Day Action: The General Assembly Broke Our Hearts

Valentine’s Day Action: The General Assembly Broke Our Hearts

Our hearts have been repeatedly broken by the Virginia General Assembly this year.We've been lied to:"We'll work on jobs and education, we swear!"We've been ...

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VIDEO: Fredericksburg Residents Call on Sen. Reeves to Oppose Voter Suppression Bills

VIDEO: Fredericksburg Residents Call on Sen. Reeves to Oppose Voter Suppression Bills

Twenty fours hours after the House of Delegates passed HB 9, one of many voter suppression bills, Fredericksburg residents gathered at the library to speak out against a slew of b ...

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Protect Our Vote Rally Tuesday, Jan. 31 @10:00a.m.

Protect Our Vote Rally Tuesday, Jan. 31 @10:00a.m.

The voter suppression bills presently being debated in the Virginia General Assembly threaten to turn back time.  Bill patrons claim that these measures are designed to ...

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Ehrenthal: Voter Fraud & Bigfoot, They Make Exist, But are Hard to Find

Ehrenthal: Voter Fraud & Bigfoot, They Make Exist, But are Hard to Find

  The right to vote, in a democracy, is a basic right.  Under the United States Constitution that right in established by the 15th Amendment.   “No one can be denied the ...

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The Virginia General Assembly is Trying to Take Away Your Vote

The Virginia General Assembly is Trying to Take Away Your Vote

Our elected leaders in Richmond have some serious work to do over the next two months. Virginia is running a $1 billion budget deficit. Education and public safety funding is bein ...

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Virginia Organizing 2012 Legislative Agenda

Virginia Organizing 2012 Legislative Agenda

 Click here to download the pdf Improve and expand health care for low-income individuals and families: There are critical needs in access to health care and the provision of ...

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Downie: What is the Electoral College and Why Does it Matter?

Downie: What is the Electoral College and Why Does it Matter?

As the 2012 Presidential election heats up we are hearing more pundits and journalists postulate on the role the electoral college will play on the upcoming election. The electora ...

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