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This Week In Richmond: Commissioner Ray Davenport, Sean Connaughton

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Published May 21, 2020 at 10:40 AM EDT

Commissioner Ray Davenport, Sean Connaughton

On this edition of This Week In Richmond, host David Bailey welcomes Ray Davenport, Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, to talk about transitioning back to normalcy as the state begins to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Then David talks with Sean Connaughton, President/CEO, Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, about current healthcare issues relating to COVID-19.

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