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Constituents to Deliver Letters to U.S. Rep. Wittman’s Office in Support of Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Constituents to Deliver Letters to U.S. Rep. Wittman’s Office in Support of Comprehensive Immigration Reform

For Immediate Release: December 5, 2013What: Letter Delivery for Immigration Reform When: Friday, December 6 at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 5 p.m. Wh ...

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Virginia Organizing Releases Job Gap Report, Explores Solutions for Living Wage Including Medicaid Expansion

Virginia Organizing Releases Job Gap Report, Explores Solutions for Living Wage Including Medicaid Expansion

Richmond, Va.—On Wednesday, December 4, Virginia Organizing released a report authored by the Alliance for a Just Society detailing the living wage “job gap” in ...

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BREAKING: U.S. Capitol Police Berate Children Singing at Speaker Boehner’s Office

BREAKING: U.S. Capitol Police Berate Children Singing at Speaker Boehner’s Office

If you thought the Grinch was the meanest guy around this season, think again. A group of immigration activists that included children went to U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehn ...

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Forums to Help Danville Residents with Health Insurance Marketplace

Forums to Help Danville Residents with Health Insurance Marketplace

For Immediate Release: December 4, 2013 What: Forums on Health Care and Health Insurance Marketplace When: Thursday, December 5 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Where: 10 a.m.—American Natio ...

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Update: MIRC Meeting Scheduled for December 17

Update: MIRC Meeting Scheduled for December 17

Great News! After the action alert sent to our supporters this morning, we discovered the Medicaid Innovation and Reform Commission (MIRC) hasscheduled a meeting for Tuesday, ...

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MIRC Needs to Schedule a Meeting

MIRC Needs to Schedule a Meeting

The 2014 General Assembly session begins on January 8, 2014 and will last 60 days. This year, like last year, one of the most important issues facing our legislators is ...

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Marroni: Low Prices, High Cost

Marroni: Low Prices, High Cost

By Ed Marroni We have been programmed to look for lower prices (and why not) in our society. Our search for low prices sparks the economy because we are inclined to make more purc ...

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Pressure and Passivity on Immigration

Pressure and Passivity on Immigration

Originally published by The New York Times Editorial Board on November 26, 2013Click here to view original articlePresident Obama made the case for immigration reform again o ...

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Pressure and Passivity on Immigration

Pressure and Passivity on Immigration

Originally published by the Editorial Board of The New York Times on November 26, 2013Click here to view oiginal articlePresident Obama made the case for immigration reform again ...

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Let’s Talk Turkey!

Let’s Talk Turkey!

Today, ProgressVA named Virginia’s Speaker of the House, Bill Howell, the “Turkey of the Year.” This award is given to a politician who uses his or her power for ...

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