Virginia Capitol Connections Spring 2020

C O N T E N T S VIRGINIA CAPITOL CONNECTIONS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE

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Spring 2020

4 Mornings are very different now

WATTS

5 General Assembly Opens a Door for Today’s Economy

5 Virginia Needs an all-mail-in ballot plan for the November Election

FARNSWORTH

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6 Two Cheers for Electoral Reform in Virginia

8 Use the SMELL test to sniff out ‘fake news’

9 New Legislators Speak Up

10 Two Democratic Constants in a Sea of Historic Change

RUSH

12 Reflections of a Veteran Lobbyist

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13 My Rookie Year

14 Girl Scout Legislative Day

15 Virginia War Memorial Opens New Center

SOUTH

16 2020 Session Guests on This Week in Richmond

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19 Pandemic Prompts Tents

20 House and Senate Administrative Assistants

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21 2020 Session, Pocahontas and Capitol

22 Association and

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About the cover… Our cover was designed by Skylar Brement, a rising sophomore at the University of Virginia. She is majoring in Political Science and Environmental Science.

22 The First Citizen Award

Legislative Staff Directory in summer issue

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