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Dealerships in her DNA: Meet Aris Woolfolk, VADA’s new General Manager

February 15, 2021

STAFF PROFILE: ARIS WOOLFOLK This month, Aris Woolfolk – a longtime friend of ours whose family, the Hudgins, has been in dealership business for generations – stepped into the role of General

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Capitol Briefs 2021 | Issue 5

February 14, 2021

EV Package Rolls on in Special Session Session 2021, Issue 5February 15, 2021 Last week, the General Assembly technically ended its 2021 Session and immediately began a special session called

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A Message from Don Hall

February 11, 2021

  Leading from the front: Why we are “all-in” on EVs in Virginia February 2021 Since EVs first began appearing, the internal combustion engine (ICE) powered automotive industry has been

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Capitol Briefs 2021 | Issue 4

February 7, 2021

Dealer-Backed Democratic Priorities Driving Through General Assembly House passes bills pushing for EV rebate program, ZEV mandates and test drive regs Session 2021, Issue 4February 8, 2021 As we have

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Capitol Briefs 2021 | Issue 3

January 29, 2021

All-In for EVs in VA. Session 2021, Issue 3February 1, 2021 During the week of January 25 (the third week of session), our attention turned to legislation concerning electric vehicles

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Virginia Enacts Final Permanent Standard for COVID-19 Operations

January 28, 2021

January 28, 2021 Since last summer, dealerships across the Commonwealth have been operating under the Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 (the “Temporary Standard”), which made Virginia the first state to

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Capitol Briefs 2021 | Issue 2

January 24, 2021

Getting down to legislative work. Session 2021, Issue 2January 25, 2021 The first full week of the 2021 General Assembly has come and gone. Legislators really got down to work

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Twenty One for ’21

January 22, 2021

By Michael G. Charapp Charapp & Weiss LLP What a difference a year makes. Last year’s article, Twenty for ’20, was upbeat. It warned of challenges for dealers but noted

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Capitol Briefs 2021 | Issue 1

January 17, 2021

A most unusual start in a most unusual year. Session 2021, Issue 1January 18, 2021 The 2021 Session of the Virginia General Assembly convened on Wednesday, January 13. We usually

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