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  • Fully Baked: Marijuana Legalization in Virginia
    Jenn Michelle Pedini of @NORML and @MattLaslo with The News Station explain the status of cannabis policy in Virginia. They explain the Commonwealth's decriminalization law and explain discuss the considerations behind full legalization and when residents can expect it.
    45 min
  • Will There Be A Peaceful Transfer of Power?
    Col. Larry Wilkerson with the Transition Integrity Project briefs the Transition Team on ways President Donald Trump might try to contest the election, and what to expect if 2020 becomes the first violent transition of power in American history.

    Wilkerson is the former Chief-of-Staff to Sec. of State Colin Powell and a professor at the College of William and Mary.

    Transcript at www.transitionva.com
    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/transitionva
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransitionVA/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transitionvapodcast/
    Twitter: @transitionva
    Email: [email protected]
    52 min
  • What Happens if the Redistricting Amendment Passes and if it Fails?
    The Transition Team engages in a thought experiement to examine the Constitutional Amendment on Redistricting and what happens if the amendment passes and if it fails. Our guests include David Ramadan (supports), a former Republican Delegate with the Schar School of Public Policy at George Mason University, and Trevor Southerland (opposes) of Fair Districts VA who opposes the Amendment.
    46 min
  • Red to Blue in the 2020 Election
    Prof. Stephen Farnsworth at the University of Mary Washington’s Center for Media and Leadership Studies provides us with an update on Virginia’s 2020 elections. The team takes a deep dive into Virginia’s 5th congressional district to interview Dr. Cameron Webb a Doctor at UVA Hospital's Coronavirus unit to discuss the impact of COVID on his race. Finally, we get a campaign update from Qasim Rashid in VA-01 and discuss rural broadband.
    44 min
  • Who Were The Readjusters?
    Delegate Schuyler Van Valkenburg (D-Henrico), a civics teacher, and Dr. Paul Levengood of The Marshall Foundation take the Transition to school to teach listeners about the most progressive legislature in Virginia History - The Readjusters of 1880.

    George C. Marshall Foundation: https://www.marshallfoundation.org
    www.transitionvirginia.com
    1 hr 10 min
  • It's a Bizarre Crossover
    Former Republican Delegate David Ramadan and Trevor Southerland, the Former ED of the House Democratic Caucus, demonstrate what it’s like to chair a conference committee. We take a deep dive into the fight between the Virginia House and Senate. Finally, we speculate on the fate of bills left hanging in each chamber.
    39 min
  • The Fight for Paid Leave
    Transcript at www.transitionva.com
    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/transitionva
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransitionVA/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transitionvapodcast/
    Twitter: @transitionva
    Email: [email protected]

    Kim Bobo of the VA Interfaith Center for Public Policy & Audra Grassia with Freedom Va, describe the challenge of bringing Paid Sick Leave to all Virginians in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic.

    https://www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org/
    https://freedomva.org/
    https://www.vapaidsickdays.org/
    39 min
  • The Pandemic Election
    Senator Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria City) and Tram Nguyen of New Virginia Majority join the Transition Team to discuss election reforms made necessary by the pandemic. Topics include absentee ballots, the USPS, election drop boxes, and a few questions from Patreon patrons.

    Request your absentee ballot at https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/absentee-voting/.

    @TransitionVA
    www.transitionvirginia.com
    [email protected]
    37 min
  • 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.

    VA ACLU: https://www.acluva.org/
    Justice Forward VA: https://justiceforwardva.com/

    Transcript at www.transitionva.com
    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/transitionva
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransitionVA/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transitionvapodcast/
    Twitter: @transitionva
    Email: [email protected]
    36 min

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