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Sea-Level Report Cards

Sea-Level Report Cards

From the Virginia Institute for Marine Science. Want to know how sea level in your area is changing due to global warming and other factors? Our 'report cards' can help. Updated by the Virginia Instit ...

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Without Medicaid expansion, Danville resident caught in middle

Without Medicaid expansion, Danville resident caught in middle

Published by Danville Register and Bee. Danville resident and cancer survivor Margaret Lipford said she started paying into the system more than 30 years ago. For decades, she worked at Dan River Mill ...

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Northam, House Republicans bide time on Medicaid expansion, but Senate to open debate

Northam, House Republicans bide time on Medicaid expansion, but Senate to open debate

Published by the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The Virginia Senate is about to reignite the public debate over Medicaid expansion, but Gov. Ralph Northam and House Republicans aren’t ready to play their ca ...

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Group gathers in Harrisonburg to discuss sanctuary movement

Group gathers in Harrisonburg to discuss sanctuary movement

Published by WHSV. HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) — Virginia Organizing and local churches in Harrisonburg discussed the sanctuary movement for illegal immigrants. The groups held a forum at Trinity Presbyt ...

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Thanks for Banning the Box

Thanks for Banning the Box

Published in the Martinsville Bulletin. To the editor: On Friday, Jan. 19, the Virginia Senate passed a bill that gives more people a fair shot at public employment. Senate Bill 252 would stop state a ...

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About the Eastern Shore Chapter

About the Eastern Shore Chapter

The Eastern Shore Chapter first began meeting in March 2016, when 31 people attended a meeting at Mary N. Smith Cultural Center. The group spent two years doing core development work, leadership train ...

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On expanding Medicaid: “Virginia’s money needs to stay in Virginia”

On expanding Medicaid: “Virginia’s money needs to stay in Virginia”

Published on The View From Peak's Knob. One of my hardworking colleagues just found out that her family’s health insurance premiums are about to go from about $250 to $1200 a month. Upon hearing that, ...

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Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services to Notify CHIP Recipients of Potential Loss of Benefits Due to Congressional Inaction

Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services to Notify CHIP Recipients of Potential Loss of Benefits Due to Congressional Inaction

Commonwealth of Virginia Office of Governor Terry McAuliffe   RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) will begin notifying Virginia families with one or more fami ...

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Medicaid Expansion in the News

Medicaid Expansion in the News

Dear friends, Last week Virginia Organizing and the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP) held nine news conferences around the state, with faith leaders, members of affected communitie ...

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Virginia Organizing to Hold March in Support of the DREAM Act and Temporary Protective Status

Virginia Organizing to Hold March in Support of the DREAM Act and Temporary Protective Status

What: DREAM Act/TPS march! National Day of Action. Community members will assemble at City Hall to sign petitions and hear testimonies then march to Representative Bob Goodlatte's Harrisonburg office ...

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