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  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
September 16, 2024 at 6:50 PM

Upcoming Special Education and Health Committee Meeting

This week’s newsletter shares information on the upcoming meeting of the Senate Education and Health Committee, discusses National Voter Registration Day and early voting, and highlights select community engagements from this past week. Thank you for reading this newsletter and for staying informed.…
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
September 9, 2024 at 9:55 PM

Community Conversation and a Meeting of the Richmond Delegation

This week’s newsletter provides information on our recent town hall for Senate District 15, the Joint Meeting between the Richmond City Delegation and our School Board, and some of my appointed Commission meetings, and also reflects on select community engagements from this past week. Thank you for …
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
September 1, 2024 at 2:45 PM

Sunday Edition Newsletter: Changes to Accreditation and Accountability

This week’s newsletter provides information on recently-adopted changes to Virginia’s accreditation and accountability systems for public schools, shares upcoming events hosted by my office, highlights a new civic education website from the Senate of Virginia, and reflects on select community engage…
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
August 26, 2024 at 9:30 PM

The DNC and Upcoming Engagement Opportunities

This week’s newsletter reflects on my time at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this past week, provides information on upcoming events hosted by my office, shares the Senate Page Program application and the “Virginia She Served Business Builder Pilot Initiative,” and highlights select c…
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
August 17, 2024 at 2:15 PM

Joint Committee Meeting + ‘Shadow the Senator’ Program

This week’s newsletter highlights the meeting of the Joint Committee of the Senate and House Finance and Appropriations Committees, special presentations provided by my one of my office staff members and by our summer’s Commonwealth of Virginia Engineering & Science (COVES) Fellow, two days of S…
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
August 9, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Democratic VP Pick Tim Walz and the National Conference of State Legislatures

This week’s newsletter highlights my personal thoughts on Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. I also share details about my time at the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, this past week. Thank you for reading …
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
August 2, 2024 at 4:20 PM

Opportunities for Community Engagement and Sales Tax Holiday

This week’s newsletter shares upcoming opportunities for community engagement, provides information on the State Sales Tax Holiday, and spotlights select community engagements from this past week. Thank you for reading this newsletter and staying informed. Dear Friend,  This week’s newsletter shares…
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
July 29, 2024 at 3:15 PM

Support for VP Harris and Attendance at the Southern Legislative Conference

In this week’s newsletter, I extend gratitude to President Joe Biden for his decades of public service to our nation and enthusiastically endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination. I also share some highlights from the Southern Legislative Conference, provide information abo…