Doctors: New Smog Rules Could “Save Thousands of Lives”
Originally posted on the Public News Service on February 2, 2015 RICHMOND, Va. – New smog rules could save thousands of lives if they're written right, many health professionals s ...
Read More »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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Spotsylvania commission selects additions for mural
by Dawnthea Price Originally posted by the Free Lance-Star on February 11, 2015. Spotsylvania County’s Historic Preservation Commission selected several prominent people of color ...
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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 ...
Read More »Success In Efforts To End Childhood Hunger in VA
Originally posted by the Public News Service on December 11, 2014 RICHMOND, Va. - A new coalition including Virginia's First Lady already is seeing results in an effort to reduce ...
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