Virginia 30 Day Fund & Fairfax County NAACP Team Up To Fund Minority-Owned Small Businesses

Partnership Aims to Provide a Lifeline to Businesses in Northern Virginia

The Virginia 30 Day Fund and the Fairfax County NAACP announced today that they have launched a partnership to provide direct financial assistance to minority-owned small businesses in Northern Virginia that are struggling to meet payroll, preserve health coverage and save jobs as they await recently approved federal funding in light of the COVID-19 crisis.

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• By Style Magazine Newswire
• April 23, 2020

Harris County Democratic Commissioners Set to Approve Landmark Bail Reform Agreement

The Democratic-led Harris County Commissioners Court is poised to enact a comprehensive bail reform plan that will likely become a model for cities and counties across the nation. New County Judge Lina Hidalgo and new Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia will join long-time criminal justice reform advocate, Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis in adopting the new bail plan.

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• By Style Magazine Newswire
• July 29, 2019

High school graduate sues school board, saying he got banned from schools for criticizing teachers

An 18-year-old Milford High School graduate filed a lawsuit against the city’s school board, claiming they sent a police officer to his home and banned him from schools and meetings because he criticized teachers’ political activity.

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• By CNN/Stylemagazine.com Newswire
• October 15, 2018

Landmark trial with drug distributors over the opioid crisis begins in West Virginia federal court

A trial involving three major prescription opioid distributors began Monday in federal court in West Virginia, the outcome of which could set the tone for future litigation related to the nationwide opioid crisis.

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• By CNN/Stylemagazine.com Newswire
• May 3, 2021