Senator Emmett Hanger’s Fight for Medicaid Expansion by, Daniel Williams, University of Richmond Student “We are talking about people in the lower income levels who simply cannot afford good quality healthcare.” Senator Emmett...
“It is essential to use your voice to assist, uplift, and empower.” – Lillie Branch-Kennedy Lillie Branch-Kennedy has been an advocate for prison reform since 2002 when her son Donald was charged as an...
Order Your Tickets for our September 26, Annual Awards Benefit and Celebrate the Work of our Honorees Join the party at the Hippodrome Theater in Richmond’s historic Jackson Ward neighborhood on Wed., Sept. 26...
WAGE THEFT: A Labor Day Message from Kim Bobo August 31, 2018 Kim Bobo is Co-Director of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy and the author of Wage Theft in America: Why...
By Margaret Heenan Smither I just returned from a beach weekend with a group of my sorority sisters from the University of Virginia (UVA). We are lawyers, accountants, consultants, teachers, federal government workers, counselors,...
Abbie Arevalo-Herrera (above, standing with her family at a press conference) is a Richmond mother who arrived in the United States in 2014 with her oldest child fleeing domestic violence. Threats against her life continue,...
Now that the Governor has signed the budget that includes Medicaid expansion, there’s a new web page with information on adult eligibility called coverva.org. There will also be an FAQ document and a screening tool....
By Del. Ken Plum The approval last week of Virginia’s expansion of Medicaid benefits to close the coverage gap for persons of low income without health insurance coverage was an historic event. After six...
By Sen. Creigh Deeds On Wednesday, May 30, the Virginia General Assembly adopted a budget two and half months late. The budget expands access to healthcare through Medicaid to roughly 300,000 low income Virginians....
By Chris Saxman During my tenure in the House of Delegates, we were always told that passing the biennial budget is the most important duty the General Assembly has. It’s not uncommon for...