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VMI’s board of visitors votes against keeping the school’s first Black superintendent in the job… JMU education students plan to walk out of classes on Wednesday to protest federal cuts… Virginians share the same rising fears about inflation and tariffs as the rest of the country, as consumer confidence plunges….

In a visit to Harrisonburg, the governor honors a local nonprofit dedicated to fighting human trafficking… Charlottesville unveils a state historical marker recognizing the sales of enslaved people on Court Square in the 18th and 19th centuries… A Charlottesville non-profit encourages private property owners to preserve their trees….

A Bridgewater College political scientist who studies the decline of democracy in other countries warns that it’s happening in the U.S…. A state committee addressing cuts to the federal workforce will soon take a tour across Virginia… ICE raids a handful of neighborhoods in Northern Virginia….

JMU education students walk out to protest the Trump administration’s cuts, and its threat to demolish the Department of Education… State police catch the man who triggered a shelter-in-place order on UVa grounds last week… You’ve heard of food deserts, but there are also “pharmacy deserts” across Virginia….

The first Black leader at VMI blames partisanship for a recent decision by the school’s governing board not to renew his contract… We meet one former FEMA employee who lives in the Valley, one of thousands fired without cause by the Trump administration… Moves by the administration in Washington are trickling down to Virginia lawmakers, on both sides of the aisle, and Jeff Schapiro has analysis….

Rockingham County’s school board bans more books from its libraries… A local produce distribution program faces steep funding cuts… Virginia will stay out of RGGI for the foreseeable future….

Local food banks feel the strain of inflation, potential federal aid cuts, and even artificial intelligence… Environmentalists worry that President Trump’s cuts could be disastrous for restoring the Chesapeake Bay… In this election year, both major political parties in Virginia mull new party chairs….

Already ensnared in a myriad of charges including fraud, a former CEO of Nexus now faces an assault charge… Hundreds of VMI alumni sign an open letter questioning the decision to remove the school’s first Black superintendent… Governor Youngkin considers a bill to crack down on invasive plants….

Protesters rally in Harrisonburg to support local immigrant communities… Virginia’s head of education abruptly resigns… Democrats sound alarm bells about the effect on Virginians if Washington cuts aid programs….

Virginia orders health insurance companies Anthem and Cigna to reimburse hundreds of thousands in overcharges... We meet some of the candidates running in Virginia elections this year... Virginia’s education secretary has resigned, and teachers are still waiting for instructional guides on history....