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  • Supreme Court Ruling Delivers Good News for Virginians

    Supreme Court Ruling Delivers Good News for Virginians

    Richmond, Va.— The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the funding method Congress chose for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), allowing a vital ag ...

  • Power Analysis 2024

    Power Analysis 2024

    “We are the little engine that became a locomotive,” said Board member Jay Johnson. We were delighted to convene for our annual Power Analysis again this year in Massanetta Springs ...

  • Take Action on Utility Shutoffs!

    Take Action on Utility Shutoffs!

    Thanks in part to the action you took, legislators passed HB 906 and SB 480 during this General Assembly session, stopping utilities from shutting off customers’ power, gas, and wa ...

  • Take action on the Draft Priority Climate Action Plan

    Take action on the Draft Priority Climate Action Plan

    Do you want to reduce greenhouse gases and improve housing throughout Virginia? Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is requesting feedback on its Draft Priority Cl ...

Small Improvement to Earned Income Credit Brings Broad Economic Benefits

Small Improvement to Earned Income Credit Brings Broad Economic Benefits

Published February 6, 2014Earned Income Credit Improvement Brings Broad Economic BenefitsLow-wage workers in Virginia have endured more than a decade of stagnant and declining wag ...

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Virginia Organizing Releases Statement on U.S. Senate’s Failure to Support the Unemployed

Virginia Organizing Releases Statement on U.S. Senate’s Failure to Support the Unemployed

 For Immediate Release: January 16, 2014Petersburg, Va.—In response to the U.S. Senate’s recent failure to support the unemployed with the vote not to extend unem ...

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55 TAX BREAKS JUST EXPIRED – INCLUDING A BIG ONE FOR OFFSHORE TAX DODGERS

55 TAX BREAKS JUST EXPIRED – INCLUDING A BIG ONE FOR OFFSHORE TAX DODGERS

Published by Americans for Tax FairnessIn case you didn’t hear, Congress just let 55 tax breaks expire on December 31. Known as “tax extenders,” they cost about ...

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President Obama’s Emergency Unemployment Press Conference

President Obama’s Emergency Unemployment Press Conference

Ten Virginia Organizing leaders and members traveled to Washington, D.C. on January 7 to participate in President Barack Obama's press conference about the need to extend emer ...

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Virginia Organizing Leaders Gather to Encourage Investment in Local Banks, Divestment from Bank of America

Virginia Organizing Leaders Gather to Encourage Investment in Local Banks, Divestment from Bank of America

For Immediate Release: December 19, 2013What: Community Gathering to Encourage Divestment from Bank of America When: Friday, December 20 at 2 p.m. Where:  ...

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Virginia Organizing Releases Job Gap Report, Explores Solutions for Living Wage Including Medicaid Expansion

Virginia Organizing Releases Job Gap Report, Explores Solutions for Living Wage Including Medicaid Expansion

Richmond, Va.—On Wednesday, December 4, Virginia Organizing released a report authored by the Alliance for a Just Society detailing the living wage “job gap” in ...

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Big Pharma Could Win International Price Monopoly, Unlimited Profits in ‘Free Trade’ Deal

Big Pharma Could Win International Price Monopoly, Unlimited Profits in ‘Free Trade’ Deal

By Ethan Rome: Executive Director, Health Care For America Now      Click here to see originial articleBig Pharma has a new tool to make turbo-charged profits and i ...

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More VA Kids Living in Low-Income Households

More VA Kids Living in Low-Income Households

By: Alison BurnsFull article can be found by clicking here.RICHMOND, Va. - Although Virginia is considered one of the wealthiest states in the nation, it also has seen an increase ...

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Food Stamp Cuts Kick In Today

Food Stamp Cuts Kick In Today

By: Alison BurnsFull article and audio can be found by clicking here. RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia families that are struggling financially will have less help affording fo ...

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CHN: Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections Extended to Home Care Workers

CHN: Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections Extended to Home Care Workers

http://www.chn.org/human_needs_report/chn-minimum-wage-overtime-protections-extended-home-care-workers/On September 17, the US Department of Labor announced that it will extend mi ...

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