EPISODES

HEALING A BROKEN LEGAL SYSTEM
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HEALING A BROKEN LEGAL SYSTEM

Claire Gastañaga with the ACLU of Virginia and Andy Elders of Justice Forward Virginia educate the Transition Team on the intricacies of specific criminal justice reform proposals being considered in this Special Session, like pretextual policing, sentencing reform, police reform, and more.

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CROSSOVER: BOLD TRANSITION
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CROSSOVER: BOLD TRANSITION

The transition team hosts the Bold Dominion podcast in the crossover episode you always wanted. The hosts interview each other and discuss the status of public policy priorities for the Special Session on coronavirus.

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THE SPECIALIST SESSION PREVIEW
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THE SPECIALIST SESSION PREVIEW

Sarah Taylor, We understand that you're going down to Richmond with a special session. We want to get a sense of what the special session is going to look like all the budget stuff. They're going to talk about all the Criminal Justice stuff we're going to talk about We want to start by getting a sense of what the heck this thing is actually going to look like.

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AMANDA CHASE: UNMASKED, UNFILTERED, & UNAPOLOGETIC
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AMANDA CHASE: UNMASKED, UNFILTERED, & UNAPOLOGETIC

State Senator Amanda Chase (R-Chesterfield) shares her conservative vision for Virginia and what she would do if elected governor. She explains why she opposes public safety health measures to combat coronavirus, and she shares her side of the story about the dustup with the Capitol Police officer last year. She also explains why she believes the Senate Republican Caucus is corrupt.

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Speaking Truth to Power
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Speaking Truth to Power

Delegate Elizabeth Guzman joins the transition team to preview the Special Session to address the coronavirus and discuss her role as the first Latina legislator in Virginia, including the story of how she got invited by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to give the Democratic rebuttal to President Donald Trump's State of the Union.

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VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER: PREDATORY LENDING IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES
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VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER: PREDATORY LENDING IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES

Dana Wiggins and Jay Speer of the Virginia Poverty Law Center meet with the Transition Team to discuss how the Fairness in Lending Act reformed predatory loan practices targeting minority communities.

They walk the transition team through how the payday lending industry destroys community wealth, and their efforts over the years to reform the practices.

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Clarke Mercer: Leadership in a Pandemic
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Clarke Mercer: Leadership in a Pandemic

This week, the Transition Team has a Skype session with Clark Mercer, Chief of Staff to the Governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam. He discussed watching the transition from his office. He also walks the transition team through the Governor's decision-making process on when to reopen Virginia after COVID19.

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DEL. IBRAHEEM SAMIRAH: SLOWING SUBURBAN SPRAWL
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DEL. IBRAHEEM SAMIRAH: SLOWING SUBURBAN SPRAWL

I am a dentist. I work in Medicaid communities, elderly communities, specifically Senior Living communities where I mostly take people's teeth out when they are not viable anymore for our senior citizens and do some cleanings and put in dentures for them so that they can chew and eat and live a happy longer life without any complications.

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