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September 13, 2017  |  By Mike Reis In Congress, Health Care, Morgan is Missing

Morgan is Missing: 70,000 Area Residents to Lose Health Insurance in 2018

After the departure of Optima insurance, large portions of the 9th District will be the “the only places in the U.S. without at least one insurer” who provides coverage under the ACA. This will affect over 70,000 individuals in this area, including thousands in Pulaski County.  This issue, according to the insurers is the uncertainty […]

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May 15, 2017  |  By Eric Bucey In Congress, Morgan is Missing, Representation

Morgan is Missing: The 9th’s Too Big

Today marks the 115th Congress’s third consecutive district work week during which 9th District House of Representatives member Morgan Griffith declined to hold in-person town halls. Conservative talk radio host John Fredericks recently criticized Republican members of Congress who refused to hold constituent town halls during the April recess. Fredericks said, “I think Republican congressmen […]

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Letter from HMG
March 30, 2017  |  By Mike Reis In Congress, Economy, Inequality, Morgan is Missing, Technology

Morgan is Missing: Broadband Access Requires Leadership

Recently I received a letter from our member of Congress, H. Morgan Griffith, regarding some questions I had for him about broadband access. I appreciate that he noted that “many families and businesses in rural areas of the country, including parts of the Ninth District,… need access to fast and reliable broadband.” Acknowledging there is […]

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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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Have you seen me
March 12, 2017  |  By Andy King In Maps, Morgan is Missing

Sighting

I was at the Food City in Pulaski when I saw him. It was back in the summer of 2015, I believe. It was a warm day, for sure, because I thought it was unseasonable for when he’s normally been seen in the area. Anyways, I was out doing our weekly shopping, turning the corner […]

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March 11, 2017  |  By Jill_Williams In Morgan is Missing, Representation

Morgan is Missing: “Individual Responsibility” and Medicaid, Part 1

[Editor’s note: “Morgan is Missing”, a reference to the 9th District’s Congressman Morgan Griffith, will be a recurring theme on this blog with multiple contributors. Let us know if you’ve got a contribution to make to this series or any others.] As I went to bed last night, I learned that my Congressman, Rep. Morgan […]

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