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Black Friday: A Day of Protest for Thousands of VA Public School Teachers
February 17, 2012 - 10:25

It has been dubbed "Black Friday" by thousands of public school teachers around the state, who will be wearing black today in protest of what they see as unfair budget cuts and...

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What is Del. Marshall thinking?
February 16, 2012 - 12:23

The following letter to the editor was published in the Danville Register and Bee and was writen by Viriginia Organizing leader Maxine Jackson:What is Del.

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Is the Virginia General Assembly Trying to Repeal the 20th Century?
February 15, 2012 - 11:58

The 2012 Virginia General Assembly seems intent on taking Virginia backwards. Yesterday, Senator Dick Saslaw of Fairfax summed it up perfectly: “It seems to me there are people here who...

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VA Group: No Love for the Legislature
February 14, 2012 - 10:26

It's Valentine's Day, but one group isn't feeling the love from the General Assembly – and to signify that, is delivering empty broken-heart boxes to legislators today.

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The 2012 General Assembly bait and switch. We wanted jobs, we got ____________.
February 13, 2012 - 17:23

On Valentine's Day, Virginia Organizing supporters from Abingdon to Arlington will make their way to the Capitol for the Broken Hearts day of action to call attention to the misplaced...

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Danvile Vs. The Sharks
February 10, 2012 - 13:46

As of this week all the bills to curb predatory lending have died. Nevertheless, a dozen hearty Danville souls line the sidewalk in front of Advance America on Wednesday to send Senator Stanley a...

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It's Shark Week at the General Assembly!

February 7, 2012 - 17:52

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...

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Letter to Bank of America: You're on Notice, See you In Charlotte.
February 3, 2012 - 19:12

Today, Virginia Organizing leaders attempted to the deliver the following letter to the Charlottesville branch manager. The mananger kindly refused so the group went to the nearest post office...

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VIDEO: Fredericksburg Residents Call on Sen. Reeves to Oppose Voter Suppression Bills
February 2, 2012 - 18:05

Twenty fours hours after the House of Delegates passed HB 9, one of many voter suppression bills, Fredericksburg residents gathered at the library to speak out against a slew of bills moving...

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Brown: An Afternoon With VP Biden on the SOTU
January 30, 2012 - 22:12

“We can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, does their fair shave, and plays by the same sets of rules”—President Obama

As a member...

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