Working Families Party Brings Its “Wolf Pack” to Richmond

by RVA Staff | COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENTAL, JUSTICE, NEWS, POLITICS

This Saturday, the Working Families Party (WFP) is making its Virginia debut with the launch of the Virginia Wolf Pack, a new grassroots arm dedicated to electing working-class champions and building political power across the Commonwealth. Their first in-person...

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