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Voter ID Laws Could Delay Outcome of Close Election

Voter ID Laws Could Delay Outcome of Close Election

 This article is a helpful reminder about the importance of being prepared on Election Day! Don't know what ID to bring? Click here for more information!By Stephen Ohlema ...

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Misconceptions and Realities About Who Pays Taxes: A Report From CBPP

Misconceptions and Realities About Who Pays Taxes: A Report From CBPP

Virginia Organizing has a long history of working on issues of economic justice and tax fairness. Below is an article from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities that explains ...

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Campaign Money “Arms Race” Goes Nuclear

Campaign Money “Arms Race” Goes Nuclear

Mary Kuhlman, Public News Service-VAhttp://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28402-1(09/17/12) ARLINGTON, Va. - People watching money in politics say the fundra ...

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Marroni: Thinning Shells a Danger to Marine Life

Marroni: Thinning Shells a Danger to Marine Life

By Ed Marroni Those of you who collect sea shells or just pick them up as you walk the beach probably have not noticed that they are becoming thinner unless you have checked close ...

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The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Releases Analysis of Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Census Data

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Releases Analysis of Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Census Data

 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3832September 12, 2012 Today’s Census data contained the good, the fair, and the ugly.  The good news is tha ...

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Voter ID Requirements Clarified

Voter ID Requirements Clarified

The State Board of Elections has recently updated their website to include information on new voter ID requirements. Below is information directly from their website. You can ...

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Ehrenthal: Empathy and the Golden Rule

Ehrenthal: Empathy and the Golden Rule

By Ken Ehrenthal How we become the person we become has been the subject of conjecture and scientific research for many years. Stepping back for a moment we all recognize, what we ...

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Voter Education Town Hall in Richmond on Thursday

Voter Education Town Hall in Richmond on Thursday

ARE YOU PREPARED TO PROTECT YOUR VOTE?Virginia has a new Voter ID law. Do you know how changes in the law might affect you and impact elections in Novembe ...

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Marroni: Care for the Earth

Marroni: Care for the Earth

By Ed Marroni The decisions and choices we make have consequences that are important to consider. For example, take the 71 year uranium mining ban that our General Assembly will b ...

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Doctors for America: Patients Over Politics Bus Tour

Doctors for America: Patients Over Politics Bus Tour

Doctors for America, a grassroots organization of physicians and medical students and partner of Virginia Organizing, is embarking on its most ambitious project to date next week. ...

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