Virginia Organizing Responds to Immigration Decision
Richmond, Va.—Virginia Organizing Chairperson Ladelle McWhorter issued the following in response to the U.S. Supreme Court 4-4 tie decision in United States v. Texas: "Virginia Or ...
Read More »Stand Against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Usually, people will not get too involved with matters that do not directly impact their lives. An example I have seen recently is the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. This pipeline will ...
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Virginia Organizing Rally to Call on Local Officials to Address School-to-Prison Pipeline
What: Rally to support students in the community and to hold local officials accountable for promises made to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline When: Saturday, June 25 at 11 a ...
Read More »VA Among States to Cut Incarceration and Still See Crime Fall
Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. – Many states, including Virginia, that have reduced their prison populations are seeing their crime rates go down, too, according t ...
Read More »Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes New Rules, Virginia Organizing Responds
On Thursday, June 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released proposed rules for payday and title lending with the intent to curb predatory practices by these lend ...
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The American People Really Really Really Don’t Like Payday Lending
A used car salesman, a Wall Street banker and a payday lender walk into a bar. If the bartender is anything like most Americans, that payday lender might have a tough time getting ...
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Va. Grassroots Alliance Challenges Governor McAuliffe Over Gas Pipelines, Offshore Oil, and Coal Ash; Calls for a ‘March on the Mansion’ in July to Demand Clean Power
Contact: Kelly Trout, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 240-396-2022, kelly@chesapeakeclimate.org Amanda Pohl, Virginia Organizing, 804-337-1912, amanda@virginia-organizing.org C ...
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EPA’s Handling of Environmental Discrimination Cases Criticized
Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. - Despite more than 300 complaints that local environmental regulations have been discriminatory toward minority communities, the En ...
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Virginia Organizing Responds to Hate-Fueled Attack in Florida
Charlottesville, Va.—Virginia Organizing, a non-partisan statewide grassroots organization dedicated to creating a more just Virginia for all people, released the following statem ...
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Study Confirms Broad Benefits from Medicaid Expansion
Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. – States that expand Medicaid are seeing benefits across their health-care systems and beyond, according to new research. Study co-a ...
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