Success In Efforts To End Childhood Hunger in VA
Originally posted by the Public News Service on December 11, 2014 RICHMOND, Va. - A new coalition including Virginia's First Lady already is seeing results in an effort to reduce ...
Read More »Washington County residents to monitor community’s water quality
Originally posted by the Bristol Herald Courier. ABINGDON, Va. — Prompted by the Washington County’s decision to allow natural gas drilling, a group of county residents is prepari ...
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Hazel says U.S. health care funds could narrow Va. budget gap
Originally posted by the Times-Dispatch If Medicaid expansion began in Virginia on July 1, Virginia would take in more than $230 million in federal offsets that would alleviate 71 ...
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Gas Industry’s Forays into National Forestland Raise Concerns
Published by Public News Service By Dan Heyman RICHMOND, Va. - Growth of natural-gas drilling and new pipelines have observers concerned about their impact on public lands. Plans ...
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Fredericksburg Virginia Organizing Leader Spoke Out on Immigration in Washington, D.C. Today
Fredericksburg, Va.—Fredericksburg Virginia Organizing leader Domingo Bautista attended a media conference in Washington, D.C. today to discuss how he and his family will be dir ...
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Harrisonburg Virginia Organizing Leaders Spoke Out on Immigration in Washington, D.C. Today
Harrisonburg, Va.—Harrisonburg Virginia Organizing leaders Maria Peña and Maria Del Carmen Valdez attended a media conference in Washington, D.C. today to discuss how they and t ...
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Community to Gather in Celebration of Immigration Relief and to Call on Congress for Reform
For Immediate Release: December 1, 2014 What: “Light the Way” gathering for comprehensive immigration reform When: Monday, December 1, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. Where: Town Center of Virg ...
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A Community Conversation on Children’s Mental Health
Read the full article from Public News Service By Dan Heyman RICHMOND, Va. - With reforms underway in Virginia for children's mental health services, lawmakers and advocates want ...
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Talking Turkey: Medicaid Expansion
If your family is anything like mine, your Thanksgiving dinner might be served with a lot of opinions on politics—especially on hot topics like Medicaid expansion. We’re in the mi ...
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Immigration reform advocates cheer Obama’s order
Photo Credit: Vicki Cronis-Nohe | The Virginian-Pilot Published in The Virginian-Pilot on November 22, 2014 By Gabriella Souza Local advocates for immigration reform were cheering ...
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