Pod Virginia

Dr. Jatia Wrighten (VCU) provides her perspective on the big issues featured in the final debate between Glenn Youngkin and Terry McAuliffe.

The Transition Team discusses the recent contentious Gubernatorial debate and evaluates the policy differences between Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin. Then they check a voicemail about prison gerrymandering from Buckingham County Supervisor Thomas Miles. Miles wants to know why it's more fair for people in prison to be counted in their home localities than the localities in which they reside.

Later Michael and Thomas interview Dwayne Yancey who will launch Cardinal News Sept. 27, a new online news service covering complex regional issues affecting Southwest and Southside Virginia. Cardinal News will launch as the first news organization west of I-81 with a bureau in Richmond Virginia. Yancey discusses his experience innovating local news during his long career with the Roanoke Times. What economic challenges does regional news face? Which issues will they cover that doesn't get covered today? All this and more on this episode of Transition Virginia.

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The Transition Team analyzes Rep. Don Beyer's proposal to mandate COVID vaccines for train and air travel. Then they answer a listener message about the state of House of Delegates races. Thomas and Michael also interview David Broder and Tammie Wondong of SEIU 512 about collective bargaining for public employees, and reasons why localities should support it.

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Michael and Thomas interview former House Democratic Leader David Toscano, who has a new book out this week called "Fighting Political Gridlock: how states shape our nation and our lives."

They also discuss the lawsuit from rural counties seeking to reinstate prison gerrymandering, and listen to a voicemail about the Red Flag Laws the General Assembly passed in 2020.

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Available only for Patrons: Michael and Thomas reminisce about their first meeting during a campaign victory party and what Michael almost caught on a live mic in 2015. Then they debrief after their interview with Christie Marra of the Va Poverty Law Center to discuss implications of the eviction crisis.

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Senator Ghazala Hashmi and Del. Jeff Bourne will introduce legislation to grant reparations to the decedents of people prevented from building generational wealth. Did Democratic primary challengers actually run from the left? What happens now that landlords can proceed with evictions? Michael and Thomas interview Christie Marra of the Virginia Poverty Law Center about the implications of the SCOTUS decision, and what it means for renters.

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Two professors from Virginia Tech explain how legacy telecoms cornered the market on broadband in Virginia, and how they harmed communities and municipalities. They provide their recommendations to expand high speed internet throughout the Commonwealth.

Michael and Thomas also discuss new developments from the redistricting commission and speculate about what certain outcomes might be.

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Former Del. Dave Ramadan (R-Loudoun) joins the Transition Team to discuss a measure in the COVID relief budget that has upset some school districts. Michael objects to the names of new judicial appointees not being published and Ramadan and Thomas explain the nuances of the judicial appointee system. Then they take a listener voicemail on whether Democrats should repeal the so-called Right to Work law.

The Team interviewed Ron Butler with Conservatives for Clean Energy. Their new poll reveals solar developments have bipartisan appeal, and it's possible Republicans could win by seizing on the issue. So why are some rural localities standing in the way?

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The Transition Team covers what the VA legislature did in the special legislative session to spend federal stimulus money. Then they analyze how accurate their primary predictions were.

Brad Kutner briefs you on the General Assembly’s effort to unpack the court and appoint enough judges to the Appellate Court that will let Virginians finally have their right to an appeal.

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