We Need Medicaid Expansion
Originally published in The Danville Register & Bee. To the editor: Aug. 29 was national Women’s Equality Day. I am writing in support of the Stand With Women campaign and to ...
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Virginia Organizing Leaders to Urge City Council to ‘Ban the Box’
What: Staunton City Council Meeting When: Thursday, September 10 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Staunton City Hall (116 W. Beverly Street, Staunton, VA 24401) Staunton, Va.—Virginia Organizi ...
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Caring for our Earth with Technology
Some people argue that wind turbines are not acceptable because a number of birds are killed by them. Unfortunately, wind power does have that disadvantage at the present time, th ...
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Online family budget calculator shows Virginia working families struggling
Originally published in Public News Service. RICHMOND, Va. - A typical working family in Virginia probably doesn't make enough money to support itself, according to a new online b ...
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Action Alert: Call Delegate Terry Kilgore TODAY!
Take action on National Women’s Day! Virginia Organizing is asking all our supporters to take a few minutes and call state Delegate Terry Kilgore TODAY at (276) 386-7011 to tell h ...
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Va. Ranked Eighth Worst in Country for Gender Equality in New WalletHub Study
Published in the Loudon Times-Mirror. Virginia women looking for more gender equality in the workplace might set their sights on Hawaii. A recent WalletHub study lists the state ...
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Tougher Pollution Rules Affect Low-Income Neighborhoods Differently
The full article and audio file can be found at Public News Service. RICHMOND, Va. - Since the Clean Air Act of 1970, America's air has gotten cleaner, but the American Lung Assoc ...
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Virginia Organizing Commends Danville City Council for Voting to Remove Confederate Flag
Danville, Va.—In response to Danville City Council’s vote to remove the Confederate flag from public property, Virginia Organizing has issued the following statements: “I am so gl ...
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Addressing Climate Change with Urgency
How urgent and critical is the climate change issue for Virginia? Before giving an answer I refer to Stephen Nash, a journalist, who conducted intensive research on climate change ...
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Care for our Earth
There are many ways to be an environmentalist. We may be quite diligent in engaging in practices which contribute to our Earth's well-being, while at the same time unknowingly pro ...
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