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Let’s Address Virginia: Week in Review

and a new series we’re launching on Monday!

Salaam Bhatti
Sep 12
 
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Here’s your full recap of what was covered this week on Let’s Address Virginia—all in one email. As corporate media continues to capitulate to billionaires, your support of independent media helps ensure we’re driving a narrative of facts and human rights.

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Articles from the week

Monday

Virginia Celebrates Labor Day. It Doesn’t Do Much Else for Workers.

Salaam Bhatti
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Sep 7
Virginia Celebrates Labor Day. It Doesn’t Do Much Else for Workers.

For decades, Virginia has trailed the national average in terms of workers in unions. The national average hovers around 10%. Virginia comes in at 5.4%. Efforts have been underway to make Virginia a better state for workers, with major progress taking place this year when collective bargaining legislation passed the General Assembly with every Democrat …

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Tuesday

Henrico was first in the nation to give every high schooler a laptop. Now, it’s pulling back.

Salaam Bhatti
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Sep 8
Henrico was first in the nation to give every high schooler a laptop. Now, it’s pulling back.

Kids have been in school for the past couple of weeks (or just a couple of days if your school had a mold issue). But parents statewide, especially in Henrico County, have been anxious this summer about their children returning to school and about screen time in the classroom. Amber Rhodes, a former teacher in Central Virginia, led an

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Wednesday

Weather Wednesdays with Sean Sublette

Weather vs. Climate, Super El Niño, and the UN Report’s impact on Virginia

Thursday

The Referee Used to Work for the Other Team

Salaam Bhatti
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Sep 10
The Referee Used to Work for the Other Team

In the lead-up to the World Cup final, imagine learning that the head referee used to work for one of the teams. You’d be rightfully upset, saying there’s a clear conflict of interest here. Right here in Virginia, we’re seeing that issue play out on a field that will impact us all. NextEra, a Florida-based energy company, wants to buy Dominion Energy - …

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Friday

AI and Screen Time in the Classroom: A Chat with Delegate Sam Rasoul

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Salaam Bhatti is a public interest lawyer who has spent his career fighting and winning for tens of thousands of Virginia families. As host of Let’s Address Virginia (LAVA), Salaam will share issues facing Virginia and clear action items on what everyday Virginians can do to lift their voice. Subscribe and share because here, the floor is LAVA and absolute justice is the ceiling.

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