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10 businesses, organizations in first group of Living Wage Certification honorees

  A new initiative that recognizes and honors employers who pay living wages to employees was introduced at a community breakfast Thursday with remarks from Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, Paul Junod, Director of Human...

Read more March 26, 2018 at 3:15 pm Roberta Oster

Doing what’s right on Medicaid expansion

Editorial by The Fauquier Times, March 14   As expected, Fauquier County’s representatives in Richmond are split along party lines when it comes to Medicaid expansion – with Republicans worrying about paying for it...

Read more March 15, 2018 at 3:59 pm Roberta Oster

Still Time To Get To “Yes” On Medicaid Expansion

By Virginia State Senator Adam Ebbin (D-30) During this year’s legislative session the General Assembly’s most important responsibility is to send a well-thought out, balanced budget to Governor Ralph Northam’s desk. Working from an initial...

Read more March 2, 2018 at 3:11 pm Roberta Oster

Expanding Medicaid helps Virginians … and Virginia’s budget

Several years ago, my two-year-old son burned his hand while we were visiting rural Bath County. As first-time parents, we were frantic. Our only thought was getting him the care he needed. We rushed...

Read more February 8, 2018 at 12:32 pm Roberta Oster

Sen. Janet Howell on healthcare expansion

Several days ago I participated with four other legislators in a town hall meeting with our constituents. It was my sixth such meeting to solicit opinions of constituents for this General Assembly session. We...

Read more February 2, 2018 at 9:30 am Roberta Oster

Governor Northam, Secretary Carey urge expansion of healthcare access in Virginia

Secretary of Health and Human Resources Dr. Daniel Carey addresses the 2018 Day for All People on Tuesday, Jan. 23.   Virginia’s freshly inaugurated 73rd governor, Dr. Ralph Northam, told nearly 400 participants in...

Read more January 24, 2018 at 3:44 pm Roberta Oster

Images from our 2018 Day for All People

A record crowd of nearly 400 people gathered together for the Virginia Interfaith Center’s annual Day for All People advocacy day. Here’s what it looked like:  

Read more January 24, 2018 at 12:14 pm Roberta Oster

Interfaith leaders plead for General Assembly to do the right thing on healthcare

A group of faith leaders came to the legislative office building today to join their voices in asking the General Assembly to set aside partisan politics and expand healthcare access in the state’s budget....

Read more January 11, 2018 at 2:10 pm Roberta Oster

Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy honors several individuals and groups

RICHMOND – The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP) held its Annual Meeting and Awards Celebration here Thursday night, honoring several individuals and groups, and looking back at the work accomplished in 2017....

Read more December 8, 2017 at 12:28 pm Roberta Oster

Register online for the ‘Day for All People,’ ‘Witness at the Capitol’

SIGN UP FOR THE 2018 DAY FOR ALL PEOPLE Reserve a spot for our annual “Day for All People” advocacy day at the General Assembly, an opportunity to meet with your lawmakers to discuss...

Read more October 3, 2017 at 2:35 pm Roberta Oster
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