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Virginia Organizing Urges Support for SB158 and HB348: Medicaid Expansion Bills in General Assembly

Virginia Organizing Urges Support for SB158 and HB348: Medicaid Expansion Bills in General Assembly

Richmond, Va.—"Finally, Medicaid Expansion has a chance in Virginia," said Del McWhorter, Virginia Organizing Chairperson. "Right now both the House of Delegates and the Senate of the General Assembly ...

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South Hampton Roads Chapter Leaders Visit General Assembly

South Hampton Roads Chapter Leaders Visit General Assembly

Leaders from the South Hampton Roads Chapter visited their legislators in the General Assembly in January. Every chapter will make these visits to advocate for our four top priorities: Medicaid Expans ...

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83% of Virginians Support Medicaid Expansion–New Poll Finds

83% of Virginians Support Medicaid Expansion–New Poll Finds

"Poll: 83% of Virginians Support Medicaid Expansion," from Rachel Roubein, writing for The Hill. From the article: "The poll shows ample support for doing so, with 60 percent of those surveyed indicat ...

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My Daughter was also in the School-to-Prison Pipeline

My Daughter was also in the School-to-Prison Pipeline

I started trying to get my daughter the help she needed when she was still in elementary school. She didn’t pass the SOLs, even after we hired a tutor for her. I initiated a child study from her schoo ...

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Washington Post Op-ed by Stephen Nash on Needed Political Reform

Washington Post Op-ed by Stephen Nash on Needed Political Reform

(Pictured: Leaders from our Martinsville and Danville Chapters met with State Senator Bill Stanley in December to discuss upcoming legislation in the Virginia General Assembly.) Many thanks to Stephen ...

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#DreamActNow National Call-in Day

#DreamActNow National Call-in Day

Today is a National Call-in Day for supporters of DACA protection for immigrant youth. Nearly 15,000 DACA holders have lost their status already. 122 young Americans lose their DACA status every day. ...

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200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants May Be Forced to Leave U.S.

200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants May Be Forced to Leave U.S.

(Pictured: The Harrisonburg Chapter's March to defend DACA and TPS in December, 2017) From the article in the Washington Post: "The Trump administration has canceled the provisional residency permits ...

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Brian Johns Becomes Executive Director of Virginia Organizing

Brian Johns Becomes Executive Director of Virginia Organizing

We want to share with you the great news that Brian Johns officially became the Executive Director of Virginia Organizing effective January 1, 2018. Brian has been with us for a long time!  He started ...

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My Daughter was in the School-to-Prison Pipeline

My Daughter was in the School-to-Prison Pipeline

When my daughter’s 6th grade teacher called to tell me she had been caught looking at a cell phone in class, she had already given her an in-school suspension. The teacher said her behavior had been a ...

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My Son was in the School-to-Prison Pipeline

My Son was in the School-to-Prison Pipeline

The Assistant Principal of my son’s school called to tell me and my husband that our son had received a three-day out-of-school suspension for fighting. They told me he had started the fight. At first ...

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