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  • Leader of the Month – August 2025

    Leader of the Month – August 2025

    Janice "Jay" Johnson - Newport News/Hampton Chapter Jay Johnson has been a torchbearer of Virginia Organizing for 30 years. She was a founding member of the State Governing Board, ...

  • Featured Community Partner | Nature Connection Lab

    Featured Community Partner | Nature Connection Lab

    Human societies evolved in tight communities intertwined with and nurtured by the unique landscapes where they found themselves, and the idea that there is something out there call ...

  • New River Valley Field Day Fundraiser

    New River Valley Field Day Fundraiser

    New River Valley Field Day FundraiserSaturday, October 11, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.Eastern Montgomery Park5003 Enterprise Dr., Elliston, VA 24087 Virginia Organizing New River Valley invit ...

  • Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – September 2025

    Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – September 2025

    Keep calm and cider on with your Peninsula Chapter this fall!  May you and your family be well as the fall season begins. Carve out some time with your Peninsula Chapter! This ...

Washington Post Reports on Virginia’s Proposed Changes to Electoral Vote Apportionment

Washington Post Reports on Virginia’s Proposed Changes to Electoral Vote Apportionment

The article below from the Washington Post provides some insight into the most recent political dealings of our General Assembly. Virginia Organizing is a non-partisan organizatio ...

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Virginia Redistricting Coalition Condemns Gerrymandering Ambush This Week

Virginia Redistricting Coalition Condemns Gerrymandering Ambush This Week

 RICHMOND, Jan. 22– The non-partisan Virginia Redistricting Coalition condemned Senate Republicans’ gerrymandering ambush and called on Gov. Bob McDonnell to veto ...

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Virginia Organizing Speaks Out Against Discrimination Today

Virginia Organizing Speaks Out Against Discrimination Today

January 17, 2013Today, Virginia Organizing Vice Chairperson Ladelle McWhorter spoke at a press conference against discrimination. Virginia Organizing supports senate bill 701 to p ...

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Health Care Overview

Health Care Overview

We support the expansion of the Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act to serve over 400,000 Virginians from low-income working families that currently have no health care ...

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Statement from Kay Crane, CEO of PATHS, on Medicaid Expansion

Statement from Kay Crane, CEO of PATHS, on Medicaid Expansion

January 16, 2013More and more groups are coming out in support of expanding Medicaid in Virignia. Below is a statement from PATHS (Piedmont Access to Health Services, Inc.) CEO Ka ...

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Medicaid Expansion Costs Predicted to be Far Lower than Estimated

Medicaid Expansion Costs Predicted to be Far Lower than Estimated

 BY MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatchhttp://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/medicaid-expansion-costs-predicted-to-be-far-lower-than-estimated/article_2a7a6e14-a ...

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Group: Medicaid expansion will add 30,000 jobs and billions to Va. economy

Group: Medicaid expansion will add 30,000 jobs and billions to Va. economy

January 11, 2013Monique Coppola, Public News Service-VAhttp://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30172-1(01/11/13) RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Governor Bob McDonnel ...

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Governor proposes ‘radical’ shift in transportation funding

Governor proposes ‘radical’ shift in transportation funding

By Michael SlussJanuary 9, 2012http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/318794RICHMOND -- Virginia's gasoline tax would be eliminated and its retail sales tax would increase from 5 ...

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Marroni: The Real Benefits of Organic Food

Marroni: The Real Benefits of Organic Food

January 8, 2012What was your reaction to the recent political campaigns where the candidates were free to make statements about their opponent that were false? So, we must not be ...

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Study: Va. would pay more if Medicaid not expanded

Study: Va. would pay more if Medicaid not expanded

January 5, 2013By Michael Martzhttp://www.timesdispatch.com/news/study-va-would-pay-more-if-medicaid-not-expanded/article_d7d716b0-8888-589e-9e09-66a9a40655df.htmlA new economic s ...

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