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Push for Funds to Relieve Virginia’s Catastrophic Flooding
RICHMOND, Va. – As Gov. Ralph Northam puts together his budget proposal for the 2020 General Assembly session, groups are…
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Activists Press Lawmakers to Stop Amazon Ring’s Police Alliances
RICHMOND, Va. – Civil rights groups are sounding the alarm about Amazon’s Ring doorbell system. Representatives from 30 activist groups…
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Report: Thousands in VA Could Get Booted from Medicaid Rolls
RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia was one of the last states in the nation to expand the state’s Medicaid health-care program…
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Will Virginia Voters Demand Answers on Retirement Security?
RICHMOND, Va. – With state and local elections in Virginia less than a month away, AARP Virginia says it’s prime…
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Heart Assn. Urges VA Lawmakers to Add School Water-Filling Stations
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – We all know that drinking water is essential to health, and the American Heart Association of…
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Report: 91,000 Kids Remain in Poverty in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. – Despite a long period of economic expansion since the Great Recession, the state of Virginia saw no…
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Virginia Opts to Fight Rollback of Auto Pollution Rules
FAIRFAX, Va. – Virginia has joined California and 21 other states in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from…
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Study Finds Racial Gap in Crucial Stroke Treatments
ARLINGTON, Va. – Black and Hispanic people having a stroke are less likely than their white counterparts to get critical…
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Virginia Lawmakers Urged to Tackle Student Loan Crisis
RICHMOND, Va. – Groups in Virginia are pushing state lawmakers to pass a Borrower’s Bill of Rights, just days after…
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Virginia Launches Living Wage Program on Labor Day
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia business owners on Labor Day are being urged to offer a living wage to all of…
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