Grassroots Gathering! Register by August 8!
Every year, local chapters and supporters from across the Commonwealth come together for Virginia Organizing's annual Grassroots Gathering. We will spend this exciting d ...
Read More »New Book Released on Organizing in Appalachia, Virginia Organizing Featured
Have you ever wanted to learn more about fighting for equality and justice in Appalachia and other geographical communities? Transforming Places, a newly released book edite ...
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10 Ways in 10 Days: Choosing not to Support our Kids
The Virginia Beach School Board has had to propose a series of cuts in a desperate attempt to close a nearly $40 million shortfall as a result of cuts to education funding,. These ...
Read More »Health Consumer Groups on Exchange Delay
Consumer Groups Comment on Virginia General Assembly’s Health Exchange Gamble RICHMOND — Today the Senate special subcommittee on health insurance failed to recom ...
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It’s Shark Week at the General Assembly!
Guess who's having the best week ever at the General Assembly?Predatory lending sharks!The last of several good bills to address the scourge of predatory lending in Virginia j ...
Read More »Virginia Organizing on House Vote for HB9
RICHMOND-HB 9, one of many voter suppression bills this General Assembly session, passed the Virgina House of Delegates today. Virginia Organizing gave the following statement on ...
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Scher: Former RN on the Virginia Health Benefits Exchange
On January 25, former Anthem nurse and member of the Virginia Organizing Health Care Committee testified in front of the special Senate Health Insurance Subcommitte. He spoke out ...
Read More »General Assembly Update
If you have spent any time at the Virginia General Assembly you have probably run into Virginia Organizing’s Legislative Director, Ben Greenberg. Ben can be found in the hal ...
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Downie: The State of our Union’s Electoral Vote
Tonight millions of Americans will tune in for the State of the Union address. It seems like an appropriate time to take a look at how we elected our Presidents. The Constitution ...
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Suslick: Is Virginia’s grand larceny threshold 1980s retro?
In 2008, the Virginia Crime Commission did a study about the felony larceny (“grand larceny”) threshold. It found that Virginia is one of only two states (with NJ) tha ...
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