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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Why should Virginia localities want public sector unions?

Michael Lee Pope is on vacation today and Lauren Burke of the Burkefile Podcast filled in as guest host.

IN THE NEWS:
1. The redistricting lawsuit was dead and now its alive again. After a court ruled that Paul Goldman lacked standing to bring the case, Jeff Thomas, author of the Virginia Way, filed another federal lawsuit seeking to force new state elections in 2022.

2. The Commanders found themselves in a "dust up" with the Virginia General Assembly, which pulled a bill providing incentives for a new stadium after a coach called the Jan. 6 insurrection a "dust up" and compared it with peaceful protests.

3. VA Gov Glenn Youngkin is forcing all state employees to work from their office instead of their homes. Dems say this hurts the state’s competitiveness with the private sector. We say think it might violate the ADA.

INTERVIEW:
Del. Amanda Batten (R-James City County) is the House Republican Caucus Chair. Governor Glenn Youngkin just signed her bill to grant in-state tuition to victims of human trafficking living in Virginia at state colleges and universities.

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Del. Amanda Batten: helping victims of human trafficking

Transition Virginia got (many) drinks at Penny Lane Pub in Richmond, VA with the Aide for Senator Bill Stanley and former Republican Party of Virginia chairman, Richard Crouse and Roanoke Times reporter Amy Friedenberger. 

A note on the sound quality this week: while fun, recording from a pub presents many technical challenges and forced us to record through our phones. You will hear plenty of background noise, but we promise this is our best episode yet.

Topics this week include an evaluation of how the new Democratic majority is doing, the minimum wage bill, elephants and Amy's guilty pleasure, the Kardashians.

3. Minimum Wage, Elephants and the Kardashians with Richard Crouse and Amy Friedenberger

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Del. Amanda Batten: helping victims of human trafficking

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