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Grassroots Gathering 2018! Registration Now Open, New Workshops!

Grassroots Gathering 2018! Registration Now Open, New Workshops!

Register here for the Grassroots Gathering 2018. We have a special guest with us Friday evening and Saturday morning: Heather Booth, the founder of Midwest Academy. New workshops have been announced. ...

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Medicaid Expansion Celebrations!

Medicaid Expansion Celebrations!

We held nine celebrations around the Commonwealth after the General Assembly voted to expand Medicaid in their special budget session this spring. We also plan to spread the word about the new law to ...

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Virginia Organizing to Hold Media Conference in Pennington Gap to Celebrate Medicaid/Medicare Anniversary and Protest Cuts

Virginia Organizing to Hold Media Conference in Pennington Gap to Celebrate Medicaid/Medicare Anniversary and Protest Cuts

What: Media conference about the 53rd anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare and proposed budget cuts When: Wednesday, August 1 at 5 p.m. Where:  The Addiction Education Center office, 204 Constitution ...

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Letter from Tony Jones

Letter from Tony Jones

  July 2018 Dear Friend, My name is Tony Jones.  I’m 45 years of age. I grew up in a middle-class neighborhood as the middle child of three. I graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmo ...

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Virginia Organizing to Mark Health Care Milestone with Statewide Week of Celebration

Virginia Organizing to Mark Health Care Milestone with Statewide Week of Celebration

Leaders and Allies Celebrate Medicaid Expansion in Virginia What: Nine events to celebrate the passage of Medicaid expansion When: Monday, July 9 - Sunday, July 15, 2018 Where: Abingdon, Belle Haven, ...

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Coastal Flooding Report

Coastal Flooding Report

From the report in DelMarvaNow. Thousands of homes in Accomack County and the Hampton Roads area of Virginia are at risk of tidal flooding by 2045 due to sea level rise, according to a new report by t ...

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Want to Sign Up for Medicaid on January 1, 2019?

Want to Sign Up for Medicaid on January 1, 2019?

On July 1, the new state budget will expand Medicaid! It will cover a much larger group of people than it did before. If you need it, please see this link to Cover Virginia. It explains who we think w ...

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Medicaid Expansion Passes!

Medicaid Expansion Passes!

There have been many good articles online about Medicaid expansion passing the General Assembly on May 30. Here's a passage from an article in the Washington Post: "RICHMOND — The Virginia legislature ...

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Virginia Will Expand Medicaid at Last! (Message from Chairperson Del McWhorter)

Virginia Will Expand Medicaid at Last! (Message from Chairperson Del McWhorter)

On May 30, Virginia expanded Medicaid! Virginia Organizing members have worked to bring affordable health care to all Virginians for more than 10 years. Let’s celebrate this victory! Medicaid expansio ...

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Medicaid Expansion Passes General Assembly Senate!

Medicaid Expansion Passes General Assembly Senate!

Richmond, Va. — Today Virginia's Senate voted to expand Medicaid. Virginia Organizing leaders and supporters celebrated the decision as a great victory for the people of the Commonwealth. "Virginia Or ...

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