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March 06, 2013
“How could this happen – what does this tax increase mean for my family?” I’ve heard that question over and over again when talking with activists about Virginia’s recently-passed $6 billion (and change) tax increase. Many people are curious about what will happen next. At AFP-VA, we are busy putting together a series of town [...]
February 22, 2013
PLEASE, contact by calling, e-mailing, “Facebooking” and tweeting to your Delegate and Senator today to ask them to OPPOSE the Conference Report for HB 2313. You can find your Delegate and Senator by clicking here: http://conview.state.va.us/whosmy.nsf/VGAMain?openform. Also, we need you to call, Facebook and Twitter to the Delegates mentioned below to ask them to OPPOSE the [...]
February 22, 2013
As you have probably heard by now, the General Assembly has come up with a “deal” to raise funds for transportation. Well, it sure isn’t a deal for Virginia’s taxpayers. A plan that started out as a $2.4 billion dollar tax increase is now nearly $6.1 billion in new and higher taxes once fully implemented [...]
February 12, 2013
As you know, Medicaid is a broken, costly system that is in desperate need of reform. Adding 400,000 Virginians to the system is exactly the wrong policy for Virginia. Click here to take action and tell your lawmakers you oppose Medicaid expansion. Under President Obama’s health care law, Medicaid eligibility would vastly expand to all individuals [...]
February 05, 2013
The following bills are up in various House Committees on Wednesday, February 6th. Below you’ll find a description of the bill and an exhaustive list of the Committee members that you will need to reach out to to let them know that you oppose the bills below. OPPOSE Senate Bill 1279: Up before the House [...]