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S2E14 - Chaz Nuttycombe: Which incumbent Democratic Delegates could lose their primary? Apr 22, 2021

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Chaz Nuttycombe the Executive Director of CNalysis evaluates the Democratic House Primary races with the Transition Team.
Which races does he think will prove most competitive? Are any incumbents going to lose? This episode covers all that and more.

S2E13 - Del. Danica Roem & Del. Chris Hurst: What makes a journalist run for elected office? Apr 15, 2021

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Delegate Danica Roem and Chris Hurst discuss their transition from journalists to lawmakers and how it informs the issues they care about.
We cover everything from FOIA laws to local issues.
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S2E12 - Quentin Kidd: What happened at the Democratic Primary debate for Governor? Apr 07, 2021

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Dr. Quentin Kidd from CNU joined the Transition Team to analyze what happened at the first televised Democratic primary debate for Governor. Is Terry McAuliffe still the front-runner? What the heck did Justin Fairfax say this time?
Kidd is the Professor and Chair of the Department of Government and Director of the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University.

S2E11 - David Ramadan: Evaluating the GOP candidates for Lieutenant Governor Apr 01, 2021

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Former Delegate David Ramadan (R-Loudoun) gives us a rundown on the many candidates vying to be the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2021 and evaluates their chances of winning the May "unassembled convention."

S2E10 - Rep. Bobby Scott & Doris Crouse Mays: Protecting the Right to Organize Mar 25, 2021

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Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) and Doris Crouse-Mays, President of the Virginia AFL-CIO brief the transition team on the congressman's PRO Act to protect the right to organize. All of Virginia's Democratic house members and Sen. Tim Kaine are co-sponsors of the bill, which would weaken state Right-to-Work laws at the national level and enforce penalties for worker misclassification.
Read the transcripts and more at www.transitionva.com

S2E9 - Trevor Southerland: What happened at the first Democratic debate for Lieutenant Governor? Mar 17, 2021

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There are 8 Democratic candidates vying to be the next Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. They all came together at the "Peoples' Debate," the first time many voters have had a chance to meet them. What happened and how did everybody do? We break it down with Trevor Southerland.
Transcript at www.transitionva.com
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S2E8 - Del. Marcus Simon & Shruti Shah: Why does Virginia need campaign finance reform? Mar 12, 2021

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Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Chairman of the House Privileges and Elections Committee, and Shruti Shah with the Coalition for Integrity brief the Transition Team on the need for campaign finance reform in Virginia. We discuss a history of perceived corruption in the legislature and the fact that any person or corporation can contribute and unlimited amount of money. Finally, we preview the campaign finance reform study that passed in the General Assembly this year.
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S2E7 - What happened in Virginia's 2021 General Assembly Session? Mar 04, 2021

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Journalists Jeff Schapiro of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Amy Friedenberger of the Roanoke Times join the Transition Team to evaluate the major legislation in the 2021 General Assembly session. They break down what passed, what didn't pass, and what else is there to look forward to in 2021.
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S2E6 - Why are Virginia felons disenfranchised? Feb 24, 2021

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Virginia's legislature is considering a constitutional amendment that could make felon re-enfranchisement an automatic process. Episode guests are A.E. Dick Howard, a UVA professor and author of Virginia's 1971 Constitution, and Paul Levengood, Executive Director of The Marshall Foundation and former president of the VA Historical Society. They brief the Transition Team on why the Blue Ribbon Commission to update Virginia's 1901 Jim Crow constitution still included felon disenfranchisement and what the General Assembly should do about it now.
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S2E5 - Andy Elders & Cynthia Nwarache: Should expungement be automatic or petition-based? Feb 16, 2021

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Should expungements be automatic or petition-based? What are the relative advantages of the House and Senate versions? We also wargame the conference committee process to determine which provisions of each bill might be included in the final versions.
Guests: Andy Elders of Justice Forward VA, and Cynthia Nwarache with OAR of Richmond, advocates for automatic expungement provisions.
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