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Women’s equality coalition announces legislative agenda By ALI MISLOWSKY and CRAIG ZIRPOLO Capital News Service | Posted: Friday, January 9, 2015 10:47 am RICHMOND — ProgressVA, the Virginia Latina Advocacy Network and other women’s rights and health advocacy groups launched the Women’s Equality Coalition on Thursday, announcing their legislative agenda for the 2015 General Assembly session. With support from the …

Leadership Pipeline Developer – Alexandria, VA or Richmond, VA New Virginia Majority Education Fund New Virginia Majority Education Fund, in partnership with the Virginia Civic Engagement Table, is launching a statewide leadership development program. Over the next year, we are working to build key institutional capacities that set the stage for more unity, power, and impact. We will do this …

Environmental Justice Organizer  - Portsmouth, VA New Virginia Majority (NVM) is Virginia’s leading civic engagement organization that mobilizes and organizes voters of color and residents across the state. Our year-round approach to organizing involves mass scale voter outreach, linked to ongoing community organizing campaigns and intensive leadership development. Acknowledging the importance of climate change to racial and economic justice, environmental …

Governor McAuliffe Announces $28 Million in Funding for New Voting Machines across Virginia All precincts will be equipped with uniform, state-of-the-art voting machines for November 2015 elections Today Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that he is including $28 million in his budget to provide new voting machines to precincts across Virginia so all polling places will have uniform, state-of-the-art equipment for …

Are you seeing the effects of climate change NOW? Are you concerned for the future of Hampton Roads? Do you want to do something about it?   Come learn about the problem and how you can take action!   #vacleanpower On Saturday December 6th join others from Hampton Roads at                                          The Tide is Turning: Climate Action In Hampton Roads…a free workshop! …

Rideshare regulation fight continues as taxi drivers push for job security  24 November 2014 By Kathryn Watson (File photo) The intense battle over rideshare regulations in the Old Dominion is far from over. This summer, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles caused quite a stir when it sent rideshare companies Uber and Lyft “cease and desist” letters for violating transportation …

By Derek Quizon | Posted: Friday, November 14, 2014 9:00 pm BOV UVA protests The student group UVa Students United demonstrates outside a Board of Visitor meeting on Friday. Students expressed concerns over the public comment period at BOV meetings, tuition freeze and restoration of AccessUVa grant cuts. About 20 activists gathered outside Friday’s Board of Visitors meeting at the …

On his way to a slim victory in a changing Va., Warner may have wooed wrong voters Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D) is locked in a tight race with GOP challenger Ed Gillespie. Returns tabulated late Tuesday showed the race was too close to call, but that didn’t stop Warner from declaring victory. (AP) By Jenna Portnoy and Rachel Weiner …

October 27, 2014 By Jenny Chen   The humble photo ID. You show it at banks to deposit money. You show it at bars to get your drink. You show it before you board a plane. But in the last couple of years, the photo ID has been embroiled in a behind-the-scenes political tug of war. The tug of war …

By Jenna Portnoy October 29 at 8:22 PM When Virginia’s new voter identification law goes into effect statewide Tuesday, voting rights groups will monitor select polling places to help people comply with the rules, which are among the nation’s strictest. For years, voters have been required to provide identification at the polls, but this year — for the first time …