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News & Advance: Equity Task Force Champions School Volunteer Reform

News & Advance: Equity Task Force Champions School Volunteer Reform

Photo by Jay Westcott/News & Advance Rachel Mahoney of the Lynchburg News & Advance reports that the Equity Task Force of the Lynchburg Public Schools supports Virginia Or ...

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300,000 Virginians Enrolled in Expanded Medicaid in 2019!

300,000 Virginians Enrolled in Expanded Medicaid in 2019!

From Governor Ralph Northam's office: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: July 31, 2019  Office of the Governor Contact: Alena Yarmosky Email: Alena.Yarmosky@governor.virginia.gov Virgini ...

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Lynchburg Schools and Community Conversations

Lynchburg Schools and Community Conversations

Recently, Lynchburg chapter leader Phil Stump was interviewed by Liz Ramos of the Lynchburg News & Advance when she covered the turnout issues the city schools have encountere ...

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Governor Northam Announces Process to Reinstate Suspended Driver’s Licenses to Begin July 1

Governor Northam Announces Process to Reinstate Suspended Driver’s Licenses to Begin July 1

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles preparing to send letters to eligible Virginians with specific instructions to obtain driver’s licenses RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today ...

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News & Advance: Public hearing focuses on raises, discipline at Lynchburg schools

News & Advance: Public hearing focuses on raises, discipline at Lynchburg schools

The great work of the Lynchburg Chapter was recently featured in a News & Advance article by Liz Ramos: "Public hearing focuses on raises, discipline at Lynchburg schools." Fr ...

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Happy Birthday, Affordable Care Act!

Happy Birthday, Affordable Care Act!

  Nine years ago the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a monumental step forward in protecting access to affordable healthcare for up to 130 million Americans with preexisting co ...

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UVA Announces Expansion of Living Wage for Full-time Employees!

UVA Announces Expansion of Living Wage for Full-time Employees!

On March 7, UVA Today announced that the University would begin on January 1, 2020 to pay all full-time employees a living wage of $15/hour. From the article: “As a University, we ...

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Congratulations to Jill Hanken! Champion of Social Justice Award Winner

Congratulations to Jill Hanken! Champion of Social Justice Award Winner

Jill Hanken of the Virginia Poverty Law Center (VPLC) led the Healthcare for All Virginians Coalition (HAV) for many years. We appreciate her brilliant work to convince members of ...

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Brian Johns Named Coverage Health Advocate of the Year by Families USA

Brian Johns Named Coverage Health Advocate of the Year by Families USA

From Families USA on Monday, January 21, 2019: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Families USA announced that Brian Johns is the winner of its Coverage Consumer Health Advocate of the Year ...

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Virginia Organizing and Medicaid Expansion – the History

Virginia Organizing and Medicaid Expansion – the History

The University of Richmond's Public Interest Law Review has published its first issue of 2019, which includes an article written by Virginia Organizing's Director Brian Johns, Ros ...

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