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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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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Mural project moving forward in Spotsylvania
By Jeff Branscome, Published by The Free Lance-Star Spotsylvania County has received just one $100 donation for a project that will add prominent people of color to a mural depict ...
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Celebrating 20 years, group advocates community engagement
Originally posted by the Danville Register and Bee on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Danville resident Johnny Mayo always liked to talk politics. He said he would often head over to f ...
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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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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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Holiday Season Means Insecure, Low-Wage Work
Published by Public News Service By Dan Heyman RICHMOND, Va. - The retail employees ringing up those last-minute purchases deserve better than losing their hours in a few days, ac ...
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For many in Va., Medicaid coverage gap is unaffordable
By Elizabeth Simpson The Virginian-Pilot © December 15, 2014 The army of counselors who help people sign up online for insurance in the Affordable Care Act marketplace this open e ...
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