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4 The tea party?
5 Bill Howell’s Primary Victory
6 Path To Societal Happiness: Economic Equality and Populism
8 Virginia shows the way forward on campus sexual violence
9 What is Virginia Doing About Misclassification of Workers?
10 Transportation and Telehealth: Building a System of
Veterans’ Access to Quality Healthcare in Southwest Virginia
12 General Assembly, Governor Act to Promote Electric Rate
Stability, Boost Renewable Energy
13 Virginia Goes Green for Industrial Hemp
13 How We Wrote HB 1445 to Allow Marijuana Oil
to Alleviate Epilepsy
14 Virginia Health Care Conference
15 The Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program Reaches
New Heights; Launches new V3 Employment Grant
16 The Photography of Wanda Judd
18 A Man for All Seasons
20 We’re Just Getting Started
21 A Capitol Idea For A Family Reunion
22 Governor’s STEM Academies and Governor’s Health
Sciences Academies
24 Poetry Out Loud: The Art of Recitation and Memorization
26 The McShin Foundation
27 In Memoriam
Richard Langley Settle, Jr.
The Maverick
Frank Hall
30 Association and Business Directory
Summer 2015
Volume 21 Number 3 • Editor–Kristen Bailey-Hardy • Assistant Editor–Hayley Allison • Publisher–David Bailey • Art Director–John Sours • School Distribution–Kristen Bailey-Hardy
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About The Cover:
Park Interpreter Jennifer Saik and mascot Ranger Parker
Redfox welcome First Lady and Governor McAulliffe to
Raymond R. “Andy” Guest Jr. Shenandoah River State
Park in April, 2015 . Photo by Michaele White.
C O N T E N T S
VIRGINIA CAPITOL CONNECTIONS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE
On The Web
Politics
pages 4, 5, 6
shendow
Campus
Sexual
Violence
page 8
HERRING
kidd
Veterans’
Healthcare
page 12
mallon
Legislators pages 12 and 13
wagner yost albo
farnsworth