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March 23, 2017  |  By Jill_Williams In Budget, Economy, Health Care, Morgan is Missing, Taxes

3,000 Pulaski County residents to lose insurance coverage

Congress votes tomorrow on TrumpCare. According to the numbers projected by the Center for American Progress, the average Virginia enrollee will pay $4,000 more annually by 2026. A few points of reference: $4,000 is almost 10% of the median income for Pulaski County. 1,115 Pulaski County residents were enrolled in an ACA plan in 2016 and […]

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March 23, 2017  |  By Mike Reis In Budget, Economy, Taxes

Defunding the ARC punishes Pulaski

68.1% of Pulaski County voters voted for Trump, but, according to the editorial staff of the Roanoke Times, when we look at his recently shared budget proposal, 45 has “an odd way of returning the favor.” The Roanoke Times staff did a good job covering this betrayal and what it could mean for southwest Virginia […]

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March 19, 2017  |  By Timothy Goff In Budget, Economy

Budget impact: Community Development Block Grants

Earlier this month the Town of Pulaski held a public meeting where the NRV Regional Commission and a design firm presented a proposal for a Virginia Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).  The CDBG program is administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, and funded by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)‘s CDBG program. The particular grant […]

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March 17, 2017  |  By Jill_Williams In Economy, Immigration, Profiles, Refugees

Hung Lui’s “Humbled Life”, Parts I&II

Editor’s Note: It’s easy to see the current debate over refugees coming to the United States as one that does not affect us here in Pulaski. If we do feel connected, most of our media outlets prime us to feel afraid of immigrants and refugees. But the data just doesn’t support this narrative of fear. Not only are […]

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