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Jennifer Carroll Foy Announces Plan to Make Housing Affordable, Extend Eviction Moratorium, and More
From the Jennifer Carroll Foy for governor campaign:
Jennifer Carroll Foy Announces Plan to Make Housing Affordable, Extend Eviction Moratorium, and More
(Woodbridge, VA) – Today,...
The Interests of African American Students Will NOT Be Passed By
By Rasheeda N. Creighton, cofounder of The Jackson Ward Collective, was a member of the inaugural class of Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government...
Bill To Make Virginia AG’s Office of Civil Rights Permanent Headed to Governor’s Desk
From AG Mark Herring's office:
BILL TO MAKE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS PERMANENT HEADED TO GOVERNOR’S DESK
~ The Senate today passed legislation that will make...
Virginia General Assembly Passes Legislation Abolishing the Death Penalty
From the VA House Democratic Caucus:
Virginia General Assembly Passes Legislation Abolishing the Death Penalty
Virginia set to become the first Southern state to end the...
Fairfax NAACP President Requests Meeting with Senators Dick Saslaw and Chap Petersen on Their...
See below for a statement from the Fairfax NAACP regarding the Virginia State Senate Education Committee voting to kill HB2305 - the "Governor's School...
Virginia Council of Muslim Organizations Urges Reconsideration, Approval of Governor’s Schools Legislation
From the Virginia Council of Muslim Organizations:
The Virginia Council of Muslim Organizations (VCMO) strongly supports the reconsideration and approval of HB2305 in the Virginia...
AFSCME District Council 20 Endorses Terry McAuliffe for Virginia Governor
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AFSCME District Council 20 Endorses Terry McAuliffe for Virginia Governor
Largest Public Sector Union in Greater D.C. Area Backs Terry's Bold Vision to Build a...
Another Election, Another Phony Rural vs. NOVA Educational Fight
by Paul Goldman
This past Wednesday, the Virginia House Privileges and Elections Committee (on an 11-10 vote) tabled a constitutional amendment by Sen. Bill Stanley...
Virginia NAACP Strongly Condemns Racist Dog Whistle Remarks of Senators Petersen and Saslaw And...
Check out the following press release from the Virginia NAACP; for video and highlights from this embarrassing debacle, see here.
Virginia NAACP Strongly Condemns Racist...
Wild Virginia Statement re: US Court of Appeals For DC Circuit Decision On “Stay”...
From Wild Virginia:
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit issued an order (attached) denying a request from citizen groups to...
