The Daily Rundown — The Latest News Affecting Women & Girls in Our Region

In today’s rundown: D.C.’s ahead of the game when it comes to health insurance.  |  An open letter from the Meyer Foundation about the impact of the economy.  |  Letters about eligibility to restore voting rights were accidentally sent to hundreds of felons in Virginia.

— In a report scheduled to be released today, Washington, D.C. officials will announce that 6.2 percent of District residents don’t have health insurance.  That’s less than half the national average.  According to the Washington Post, “the District’s success — all but 3 percent of District children are covered — stems from recent efforts to invest tens of millions of dollars to extend coverage to the uninsured through Medicaid and other locally funded programs.”  These efforts mean that the new federal health-care reform bill will actually save the city money.  Click here for more.

— The Meyer Foundation has posted an open letter on their website explaining how the foundation and their grantmaking efforts are being affected by the economy.  Click here to read the letter.

— Letters that went out to over 200 felons in Virginia telling them that they had to write a personal letter to the Governor to get their voting rights restored were sent out by mistake.  A spokesperson for Gov. Bob McDonnell said that the potential requirement is a “draft policy proposal,” and the letters were sent by a staffer who did not have approval to release them.  Yesterday, the Washington Post compared the requirements to the Jim Crow laws.  Click here for more.

— And don’t forget to vote in the 2010 Leadership Awards online vote!  The nonprofit of your choice could win $5,000!

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