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Winter 2015
Volume 21 Number 1
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Editor
–Kristen Bailey-Hardy •
Assistant Editor
–Ashley Dayton •
Publisher
–David Bailey •
Art Director
–John Sours •
School Distribution
–Kristen Bailey-Hardy
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Printer
–Wordsprint •
Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine
(ISSN 1076-4577) is published by: Virginia Capitol Connections • 1001 East Broad Street
Suite 215 • Richmond, Virginia 23219 • (804) 643-5554 • Copyright 2015, Virginia Capitol Connections, Inc. All rights reserved. • The views expressed in the articles
of
Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine
, a non-partisan publication, are not necessarily those of the editors or publisher.
On The Cover:
Virginia Capitol, Richmond Virginia
photograph by Wanda Judd
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A 2015 Portrait of State Employees
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Reforming the P3 program for the public good
6
Updates on Select Pieces of the Healthy Virginia Plan
7
Feds Fund Expansion of Virginia Preschool Initiative
8
The Virginia Department of Veterans Services Answers
Governor McAuliffe’s Charge to Keep Virginia the
“Most Vet Friendly” State in the Nation
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A Report on Virginia’s Conservation & Recreation Agency
12
Virginia’s Voluntary Protection Program
...the Best of the Best!
14
AmeriCorps –A Community Resource Available Statewide
14
Nomination Reform 2016
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Mobilizing Our Community: The Arts Education Balance
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Switchin in Da Kitchen
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Cleveland Christmas
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Legislative Staff Directors
28
Professional School Counseling
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Partnerships Help Students Chase Big Dreams
30
Today’s Career and Technical Education
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Honor Your Heroes! Virginia Student Essay Scholarship Contest
31
Pickle Ball
31
Poor Mans Dinner
32
In Memoriam
Former State Delegate Vince Callahan –
A Man for All Seasons
Virginia's Dr. Education Bill Bosher
Former Member of Congress Herb Harris
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Association and Business Directory
C O N T E N T S
VIRGINIA CAPITOL CONNECTIONS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE
On The Web
www.vccqm.orgReports from the
Governor’s Cabinet
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Preschool
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Conservation
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Vet Friendly
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