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Virginia Capitol C onnections, Spring 2016 3
4 The State of Virginia Politics in 2016
6 Emily Couric: What might have been?
8 Public Safety Poll
10 May 2016: Business Appreciation Month
Celebrating Virginia Companies
11 Quality Education and Training for Virginia’s Veterans
12 There’s a new Sheriff’s Association president in town
12 VEC Plans Public Service Recognition Week Event
13 NRV Passenger Rail may come back to the New River Valley
14 Game Changer 2.0
15 Capitol Semester Interns
16 Women of Virginia Make History –Again
18 The Photography of Wanda Judd
20 Girl Scouts Visit Capitol Square
21 Virginia Legislative Staff
29 Clancey Holland: Page and Senator
29 The Senate Page Experience
32 Senator or Mayor Alexander
32 In Memoriam
Madison Ellis Marye
Charlie Todd touched the future
30 Association and Business Directory
Spring 2016
Volume 22 Number 2 • Editor–Kristen Bailey-Hardy • Assistant Editor–Hayley Allison • Publisher–David Bailey • Art Director–John Sours • School Distribution–Kristen Bailey-Hardy
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Suite 215 • Richmond, Virginia 23219 • (804) 643-5554 • Copyright 2016, Virginia Capitol Connections, Inc. All rights reserved. • The views expressed in the articles
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Cover photo by
Wanda Judd
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VIRGINIA CAPITOL CONNECTIONS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE
On The Web
KIDD
VAUGHAN
COURIC McDOUGLe
Business
Appreciation
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Virginia’s
Veterans
page 11
MURRAY
JONES
Politics, People and Polls
Southwest
Virginia
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