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Fredericksburg Leaders Question Senator Tim Kaine at Library Community Conversation

Fredericksburg Leaders Question Senator Tim Kaine at Library Community Conversation

Virginia Organizing's Fredericksburg Chapter, the Spotsylvania NAACP, and other groups met with Senator Tim Kaine in a Community Conversation at the Salem Church Branch Library in ...

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South Hampton Roads Chapter Leaders Visit General Assembly

South Hampton Roads Chapter Leaders Visit General Assembly

Leaders from the South Hampton Roads Chapter visited their legislators in the General Assembly in January. Every chapter will make these visits to advocate for our four top priori ...

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Without Medicaid expansion, Danville resident caught in middle

Without Medicaid expansion, Danville resident caught in middle

Published by Danville Register and Bee. Danville resident and cancer survivor Margaret Lipford said she started paying into the system more than 30 years ago. For decades, she wor ...

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Northam, House Republicans bide time on Medicaid expansion, but Senate to open debate

Northam, House Republicans bide time on Medicaid expansion, but Senate to open debate

Published by the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The Virginia Senate is about to reignite the public debate over Medicaid expansion, but Gov. Ralph Northam and House Republicans aren’t r ...

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Group gathers in Harrisonburg to discuss sanctuary movement

Group gathers in Harrisonburg to discuss sanctuary movement

Published by WHSV. HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) — Virginia Organizing and local churches in Harrisonburg discussed the sanctuary movement for illegal immigrants. The groups held a for ...

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Thanks for Banning the Box

Thanks for Banning the Box

Published in the Martinsville Bulletin. To the editor: On Friday, Jan. 19, the Virginia Senate passed a bill that gives more people a fair shot at public employment. Senate Bill 2 ...

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83% of Virginians Support Medicaid Expansion–New Poll Finds

83% of Virginians Support Medicaid Expansion–New Poll Finds

"Poll: 83% of Virginians Support Medicaid Expansion," from Rachel Roubein, writing for The Hill. From the article: "The poll shows ample support for doing so, with 60 percent of t ...

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My Daughter was also in the School-to-Prison Pipeline

My Daughter was also in the School-to-Prison Pipeline

I started trying to get my daughter the help she needed when she was still in elementary school. She didn’t pass the SOLs, even after we hired a tutor for her. I initiated a child ...

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Washington Post Op-ed by Stephen Nash on Needed Political Reform

Washington Post Op-ed by Stephen Nash on Needed Political Reform

(Pictured: Leaders from our Martinsville and Danville Chapters met with State Senator Bill Stanley in December to discuss upcoming legislation in the Virginia General Assembly.) M ...

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#DreamActNow National Call-in Day

#DreamActNow National Call-in Day

Today is a National Call-in Day for supporters of DACA protection for immigrant youth. Nearly 15,000 DACA holders have lost their status already. 122 young Americans lose their DA ...

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