Gibson: Virginia’s history of taking away civil rights
By Helen Gibson © February 1, 2015, The Virginian-Pilot The past four Virginia governors and various advocacy groups have worked to reform state laws on the restitution of civil r ...
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Low Wage Nation
Workers are falling short financially in our nation, and there are few living wage jobs to go around. With most of America’s job growth taking place in low-wage occupations, the r ...
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Community Conversation to Highlight Virginia Children’s Health Care Needs
Media Advisory What: Community Forum: Children’s Health Care in Virginia When: Wednesday, January 28 from 6-7:30 p.m. Where: American National University (336 Old Riverside Dr., D ...
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Bill Would ‘Ban the Box’ on Job Applications
By Ali Mislowsky Capital News Service RICHMOND – A Senate committee on Monday narrowly approved a bill that would prohibit state agencies from asking job applicants if they have a ...
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Health Secretary Urges Medicaid Expansion
By Margo Maier Capital News Service RICHMOND – Virginia’s secretary of health and human services, William A. Hazel, wants legislators to put aside their political differences and ...
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Three Habits for Reducing Consumption
Most people struggle to consume less energy, buy less "stuff" and keep the house green. According to a publication, The Green Life, there are three habits can help us in this ende ...
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Huge Virginia solar farm scuttled because Virginia utilities aren’t interested
Originally posted by Blue Virginia on Friday, January 9, 2015. A solar array that would have more than doubled Virginia's solar power will not be built after all, with the develop ...
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New Coalition Pushes for Better Transparency Laws
By Ali Mislowsky, Capital News Service (Published on WYDaily.com) RICHMOND – Del. Dickie Bell faces a quandary every Monday. As a member of the House Education committee, he has a ...
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Good News for Civil Rights!
We are excited to report that Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring issued an advisory opinion opposing the enforcement of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holds in Virg ...
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Marroni: Christmas Trees
By Ed Marroni As the Christmas season draws to a close, those of us who have fresh cut Christmas trees are faced with the task of how to dispose of them. This carbon sucking plant ...
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