Education Rates Are Up, but So Is Poverty
Virginians are rightfully proud of the fact that we’re a highly educated and hard-working state. But Virginians also deserve to be fairly compensated for that hard work. Instead, ...
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The Disaster That Didn’t Happen: Health Reform’s Excellent Cost Numbers
Originially Posted by The Public News Service on October 22, 2014 RICHMOND, Va. – Not long ago, the airwaves were filled with predictions that health-care reform would be a disast ...
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Cooperation Brings Success
In the struggle to make the world a more just place to live for all people, no constituency can win alone and no organization is an island. Cooperation among diverse people and or ...
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Virginia Small Business Update #84
Elections will be on Tuesday, November 4. A new law requires every voter in Virginia to have a photo ID. A Virginia Driver’s License is an acceptable form of ID. An employer is ...
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Take A Stand for Civil Rights!
In Virginia, some local sheriffs are keeping individuals in custody for 48 hours after they would normally be released due to a hold issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce ...
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Compost your leaves this fall
Among other benefits, the fall season provides us with leaves, which have potential nutrients for the soil. So, instead of placing them at the curb to be picked up as waste, reap ...
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Contributing to the New Economy: New data show immigrants continue to be an asset to Virginia’s economy
Immigrant households are significant contributors to Virginia’s economy and help the state outperform the country as a whole in education, labor force participation, and household ...
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US & VA Poverty Higher Than at Recession’s End
RICHMOND, Va. - More Virginians and Americans are in poverty now than at the end of the great recession, according to census figures. Debbie Weinstein, executive director with the ...
Read More »More West Virginians Than Virginians Now Have Health Coverage
RICHMOND, Va. - West Virginia has passed Virginia for the percentage of citizens with health coverage, mostly thanks to Medicaid expansion. For a long time, a higher proportion of ...
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Marroni: Who is affected by climate change?
In light of the recent People’s Climate March in New York City and around the world on Sunday, September 21st, we have been given space to consider the effects of climate change o ...
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