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After our recent federal election, which was overwhelmed by big bucks from deep-pocketed special interests, Virginians were gratified that our state legislators introduced nearly two dozen campaign finance bills during this year's General Assembly session.

Photos: Snow in Richmond

022025-rtd-met-weather — A person shovels snow on the sidewalk of East Broad St. in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH

022025-rtd-met-weather — Snow falls on the Virginia State Capitol Building, in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH

022025-rtd-met-weather — Snow falls on the Virginia State Capitol Building, in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH

022025-rtd-met-weather — A person walks in the snow in front of the Virginia State Capitol Building, in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH

022025-rtd-met-weather — A person shovels snow on the sidewalk of East Broad St. in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH

022025-rtd-met-weather — Christopher Brothers holds an umbrella in the snow in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH

022025-rtd-met-weather — Christopher Brothers holds an umbrella in the snow in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH

022025-rtd-met-weather — A person leaves the Virginia General Assembly Building in the snow in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH

022025-rtd-met-weather — Roy Pollock, 2, tries to form a snowball on February 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
Margo Wagner

022025-rtd-met-weather — Polly Mae Pollock, 5, sleds down a hill at Byrd Park on Wednesday in Richmond.
Margo Wagner, Times-Dispatch

022025-rtd-met-weather — A worker clears the pathway between the parking deck and the VMFA on February 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
Margo Wagner

022025-rtd-met-weather — Paige Anderson waits for the bus on Cowardin Avenue on February 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
Margo Wagner

022025-rtd-met-weather — Stew Pollock adjusts his hat and smiles at his son, Roy Pollock, 2, while they play in the snow at Byrd Park on February 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
Margo Wagner

DOMINANT — Ellie Sims, right, laughs as Amilia Muller’s snowball disintegrates midair in Monroe Park on Wednesday in Richmond. The area saw 1 to 2 inches of snow as of 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Margo Wagner photos, Times-Dispatch

022025-rtd-met-weather — Lauren Phillips bends down to draw a head for her snow angel while her friends Ellie Sims and Amilia Muller look at their snow angels in Monroe Park on February 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
Margo Wagner

022025-rtd-met-weather — Lauren Phillips makes a snow angel in Monroe Park on February 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
Margo Wagner

022025-rtd-met-weather — A person walks through Monroe Park on February 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
Margo Wagner

022125-rtd-met-weather — Sierra Moore uses a lid to clean the snow off her car on February 20, 2025, in Richmond, Va. Moore was on her way to pick up her cat. Otherwise, she said she would have stayed off the roads this morning.
Margo Wagner,TIMES-DISPATCH

022125-rtd-met-weather — Vipin Juj walks his dog Ellie down Cary Street on February 20, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
Margo Wagner

022125-rtd-met-weather — A shovel breaks up the ice on the sidewalk on February 20, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
Margo Wagner

022125-rtd-met-weather — Mike Koplin shakes the snow off a doormat on February 20, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
Margo Wagner

022125-rtd-met-weather — David Holder shovels the snow in front of The Daily on February 20, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
Margo Wagner