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Right off the top of the hour: I’m predicting the @Redskins are going to make a Super Bowl appearance this season.
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On the upcoming anniversary of the events in Charlottesville last year: we don’t condone hatred and bigotry in the Commonwealth. We learned a lot and have made a lot of modifications.
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We feel well prepared to respond should anything take place. There has been coordination and collaboration among our local and state law enforcement agencies.
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We want to support the First Amendment and the right to do that peacefully. Should that not be peaceful, we’ll be prepared.
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If something happens in DC, it can easily affect northern Virginia. We’re prepared in Charlottesville, we’re prepared in northern Virginia.
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Education is a top priority of mine and my administration. Let’s jump out of the box and think about how we prepare our students for 21st century jobs.
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What I hear every day that if we can train the workforce, businesses here in the Commonwealth will grow and we’ll attract more businesses to Virginia.
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Let me tell you where the rubber meets the road with our teachers: we’re paying our teachers here about $9200 less than the national average. We’ve given our teachers a raise this year but we need to do more to attract and retain talent.
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There are a record number of some running for governor’s races and seats in Congress this year. That’s been interesting to watch.
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On our economy in general, I’m going to be biased and say the important work on the economy happens at the state level.
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Our economy is doing really well. Our unemployment rate is 3.2%, the lowest it’s been in ten years. We just got named the fourth top state in the country in which to do business.
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We’re doing everything we can to let folks who are dealing with opioid addiction know that we are here to help. I’m traveling around the commonwealth lecturing at our medical schools about what we can do as physicians to tackle this challenge.
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