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    <description><![CDATA[The FBI is investigating a shooting at Old Dominion University that killed one victim as an act of terrorism… The public is invited to view presentations by the top contenders competing to recast the bronze from Charlottesville’s removed Robert E. Lee statue… Harrisonburg’s planning commission approves a controversial multi-story apartment complex planned for downtown….]]></description>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[Some residents and educators in Waynesboro voice opposition to a proposal that could change how the city funds its public schools… A new state report raises concerns about how localities are using license plate readers, and we explore the conflicts in our communities over the controversial camera systems… The General Assembly considers bills that could bring down the cost of some prescription drugs, and would prevent people from blocking access to abortion clinics….]]></description>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[A man is in custody after a wild high speed chase on the Blue Ridge Parkway… In the General Assembly, one bill would push schools to take a restorative justice approach to discipline… Another bill would undo a Jim Crow era law that limits the pay of farm workers….]]></description>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[Charlottesville’s school board approves a new collective bargaining agreement… A PAC that opposes Virginia’s redistricting referendum is criticized for using imagery and language from the civil rights movement… A state senate committee votes down a proposal to create an independent gaming commission….]]></description>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[A woman whose arrest near Harrisonburg by immigration agents went viral on social media will have her charge dropped… VDH investigates a measles case reported in Lynchburg… We talk with one of our March Books & Brews guests about why skills working in a restaurant apply to other careers….]]></description>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[Early voting begins today on a referendum to redraw Virginia’s congressional districts… Federal grant money is helping to fix an ongoing sewage problem in Albemarle County… Jeff Schapiro surveys the week in Virginia politics….]]></description>
    
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Early voting begins today on a referendum to redraw Virginia’s congressional…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Valley delegates host a town hall to raise concerns about the upcoming special election over redistricting, which Virginia’s Supreme Court has ruled can go ahead… A Staunton man who fled political persecution in Cuba has been detained by ICE for more than seven months… We explore the challenges that honey bees, and native bees, face….]]></description>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[The Spanberger administration restores the original plans to study a rail-to-trail project in the Shenandoah Valley… UVa researchers say Virginia’s economy could take a turn for the worse this year… Justice Cleo Powell becomes the first Black woman to hold the role of chief justice of Virginia’s Supreme Court….]]></description>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[Military families in Virginia are preparing for long deployments due to President Trump’s war on Iran… Early voting on the referendum to allow redistricting in Virginia begins Friday… Harrisonburg’s music scene is shaken by liquor license and fire code violations….]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 05:06:20 -0500</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[The JMU community mourns a student lost in a fire… Governor Spanberger’s rhetoric against ICE activity in Virginia is providing hope to legislators working to limit the federal agency… The General Assembly debates rules for so-called “forever chemicals” used in widely available consumer products….]]></description>
    
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The JMU community mourns a student lost in a fire… Governor Spanberger’s rhetoric against ICE activity in Virginia is providing hope to legislators working to limit the federal agency… The General Assembly debates rules for so-called “forever chemicals” used in widely available consumer products….]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The JMU community mourns a student lost in a fire… Governor Spanberger’s…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[A criminal investigation into the conduct of a Shenandoah County school board member continues… Supervisors in Augusta and Rockingham Counties voice opposition to Democrats’ redistricting plan… Jeff Schapiro reviews Governor Spanberger’s time in the national spotlight, and more in the week in politics….]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:16:39 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A criminal investigation into the conduct of a Shenandoah County school board member continues… Supervisors in Augusta and Rockingham Counties voice opposition to Democrats’ redistricting plan… Jeff Schapiro reviews Governor Spanberger’s time in the national spotlight, and more in the week in politics….]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A criminal investigation into the conduct of a Shenandoah County school board…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[After four years of wrangling in court, a trial in the Nexus financial exploitation case is delayed yet again… With help from Harrisonburg’s mayor, researchers are discovering a rich trove of historical documents detailing Black entrepreneurial life in the city… In the General Assembly, bills advance to prevent gun violence, offset health care cost spikes, and give legislators a pay raise….]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:08:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[After four years of wrangling in court, a trial in the Nexus financial exploitation case is delayed yet again… With help from Harrisonburg’s mayor, researchers are discovering a rich trove of historical documents detailing Black entrepreneurial life in the city… In the General Assembly, bills advance to prevent gun violence, offset health care cost spikes, and give legislators a pay raise….]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[After four years of wrangling in court, a trial in the Nexus financial…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Governor Spanberger delivers the Democrats' response to President Trump’s State of the Union speech… Ahead of the address, Senator Tim Kaine, joined by a Harrisonburg dentist, warned of harm done by changes to Medicaid… Virginia’s attorney general joins 23 other states in a lawsuit against the EPA over grant funding for solar power….]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:12:51 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Governor Spanberger delivers the Democrats' response to President Trump’s State of the Union speech… Ahead of the address, Senator Tim Kaine, joined by a Harrisonburg dentist, warned of harm done by changes to Medicaid… Virginia’s attorney general joins 23 other states in a lawsuit against the EPA over grant funding for solar power….]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Governor Spanberger delivers the Democrats' response to President Trump’s State…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Workers at UVa gather to press for collective bargaining legislation… Meanwhile, UVa names a new rector and vice rector… A new poll casts doubt on whether the plan by Virginia Democrats for mid-decade redistricting has enough public support to pass….]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:12:11 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Workers at UVa gather to press for collective bargaining legislation… Meanwhile, UVa names a new rector and vice rector… A new poll casts doubt on whether the plan by Virginia Democrats for mid-decade redistricting has enough public support to pass….]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Workers at UVa gather to press for collective bargaining legislation……]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Augusta County’s sheriff's office investigates the shooting death of a high school student… Despite the federal government’s increasingly anti-vaccine stance, the Virginia Department of Health encourages families to get their children vaccinated… The Democrats’ effort to establish Virginia’s first legal cannabis market also has some Republican support….]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Augusta County’s sheriff's office investigates the shooting death of a high school student… Despite the federal government’s increasingly anti-vaccine stance, the Virginia Department of Health encourages families to get their children vaccinated… The Democrats’ effort to establish Virginia’s first legal cannabis market also has some Republican support….]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Augusta County’s sheriff's office investigates the shooting death of a high…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[For the first time in its 80-year history, the N-A-A-C-P’s Staunton Branch is offering a scholarship for local high school seniors and undergraduates ... Virginia’s legislature is on its way to legalizing a retail weed market across the state.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:05:45 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[For the first time in its 80-year history, the N-A-A-C-P’s Staunton Branch is…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Virginia continues to make headlines as Democrats in leadership look to gain an edge in Washington ... Members of the Virginia General Assembly are halfway through their legislative session ... The successful return of oysters to the Chesapeake Bay is something to celebrate.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 04:11:37 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Virginia continues to make headlines as Democrats in leadership look to gain an edge in Washington ... Members of the Virginia General Assembly are halfway through their legislative session ... The successful return of oysters to the Chesapeake Bay is something to celebrate.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Virginia continues to make headlines as Democrats in leadership look to gain an…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Chris Boros</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>905</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Yesterday was crossover day for the General Assembly, we’ll look at what bills survived, Governor Spanberger considers legislation that would create a system of paid family and medical leave, Dominion Energy announces plans to build a new transmission line that would transmit from the Ohio River valley to Culpeper, and lawmakers consider bills that could help address the high demand for homes in Virginia]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:55:05 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>WMRA Daily 2/18/26</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Yesterday was crossover day for the General Assembly, we’ll look at what bills survived, Governor Spanberger considers legislation that would create a system of paid family and medical leave, Dominion Energy announces plans to build a new transmission line that would transmit from the Ohio River valley to Culpeper, and lawmakers consider bills that could help address the high demand for homes in Virginia]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Yesterday was crossover day for the General Assembly, we’ll look at what bills…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Matt Bingay</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>684</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Legislation is moving through the General Assembly to limit ICE operations in Virginia... Meanwhile state senators debate online gambling... The minimum wage in Virginia is set to increase… and a federal judge has ruled in favor of Flock Safety cameras…]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 04:58:52 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.wmra.org/podcast/wmra-daily/2026-02-17/wmra-daily-2-17-2026</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Legislation is moving through the General Assembly to limit ICE operations in Virginia... Meanwhile state senators debate online gambling... The minimum wage in Virginia is set to increase… and a federal judge has ruled in favor of Flock Safety cameras…]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Legislation is moving through the General Assembly to limit ICE operations in…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Calvin Pynn</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>434</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Students from Harrisonburg City Public Schools staged a walkout in protest of immigration enforcement... A proposed ICE detention facility will not be advancing in Augusta County... The Supreme Court of Virginia has given the green light on voting for redistricting in the Commonwealth... calls for HIV prevention funding are growing in Richmond… and legislation to protect Virginians against debt collectors and wildlife against oncoming traffic are among the bills working their way through the General Assembly this past week…]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:03:54 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>WMRA Daily 2/16/2026</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Students from Harrisonburg City Public Schools staged a walkout in protest of immigration enforcement... A proposed ICE detention facility will not be advancing in Augusta County... The Supreme Court of Virginia has given the green light on voting for redistricting in the Commonwealth... calls for HIV prevention funding are growing in Richmond… and legislation to protect Virginians against debt collectors and wildlife against oncoming traffic are among the bills working their way through the General Assembly this past week…]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Students from Harrisonburg City Public Schools staged a walkout in protest of…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Calvin Pynn</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>696</itunes:duration>






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