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Entrepreneur Launches Black-Owned Mental Health Insurance Credentialing Business to Address Mental Health Disparities

Meet Frances Latimer, Founder and CEO of Open Door Billing LLC, an MBE-certified, Black-owned company that aims to address the systemic credentialing disparities that disproportionately affect minority mental health providers, creating significant barriers in care for African American and Latino communities. Frances, who brings her journey of overcoming a severe injury to champion equal access to […]

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Budget leaders maintain many key investments, miss opportunity to secure ongoing funding

Sponsored by the Commonwealth Institute Ashley C. Kenneth, President and CEO of The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis (TCI), released the following statement regarding the proposed budget compromise lawmakers will consider today: “TCI is glad to see that budget negotiators maintained nearly all investments from the budget approved by the General Assembly this past March. […]

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Support women like Maya this Mother’s Day!

by Virginia Women’s Family Support Center This Mother’s Day, we invite you to make a meaningful difference in the lives of mothers and their children once experiencing homelessness at  Virginia Women and Family Support Center. Did you know that this Mother’s Day, 47,520 pregnant mothers and their children are homeless? It’s a staggering number that […]

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Protect Our Care Releases Inflation Reduction Act Prescription Drug Savings Calculator

Seniors Will Save Thousands on Their Drug Costs Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act WASHINGTON — Protect Our Care is releasing a calculator to help seniors estimate how much money they may save on their prescription drugs thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act. The calculator accounts for the law’s reforms that cap out-of-pocket drug costs, cap monthly insulin costs […]

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UMW refuses to release records on campus protests

by Virginia Mercury The University of Mary Washington invoked several FOIA exemptions to shield communications records showing how the university interacted with Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office and the Virginia State Police before breaking up a pro-Palestine encampment on campus, according to the FXBG Advance. The university withheld eight emails under an exemption for information “relative to […]

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More than 125 arrested at four Virginia universities amid nationwide protest over Israel-Hamas war

by Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury Following the strong reaction to the Israel-Hamas war across the country, some Virginia colleges and universities are still responding to last week’s series of on-campus demonstrations that resulted in dozens of students’ arrests and lingering questions about upcoming graduation ceremonies. Some of the most notable Virginia protests that led to arrests […]

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