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  • Both houses of the General Assembly release their proposed budgets… UVa’s and VCU’s medical systems stop providing gender-affirming care to patients under age 19 to comply with an executive order from President Trump… The NCAA settles a lawsuit with Virginia over its rules prohibiting NIL compensation for recruits….
  • The brother of the Parkland, Florida school shooter is arrested for allegedly trespassing on school properties in Augusta County… Open ranger jobs at Shenandoah National Park are caught up in Trump’s hiring freeze… Jeff Schapiro surveys a busy week in Richmond….
  • Democratic state Senate leaders reject an effort by Representative Ben Cline to investigate a Democratic Senator over alleged influence at VMI… Virginia Republicans could have a primary for governor in June, as Dave LaRock throws his hat in the ring, along with the lieutenant governor… Governor Youngkin is expected to add to his record number of vetoes in the coming weeks….
  • A shelter-in-place order at UVa lasts more than four hours, but the suspect who triggered it escapes capture… After months of allegations of mismanagement, UVa’s health system CEO resigns… Advocates for Virginia’s disabled community are raising alarms as U.S. House Republicans call for massive cuts in Medicaid….
  • UVa’s board of visitors limits gender-affirming care for minors to current patients, creating more uncertainty for transgender youth… The General Assembly wraps up business, but an emergency committee on federal cuts is just getting started… One bill before the governor could lead to a dramatic change in elections….
  • Virginia’s DEQ ranks drinking water systems around the state for their levels of PFAS… Governor Youngkin travels to Northern Virginia to encourage federal workers to take jobs in the Commonwealth… School boards across Virginia will soon start cracking down on students using cell phones….
  • Governor Youngkin orders state law enforcement to cooperate with ICE… Local organizations that aid immigrants, including Skyline Literacy, are feeling the pinch from Trump’s spending freeze… A new study suggests solutions to the Valley’s housing shortage… Jeff Schapiro surveys the week in Virginia politics….
  • A local FEMA employee is reinstated after getting fired in a round of DOGE purging, and a local produce distribution program gets its funding back… In Part 2 of a series, we explore local law enforcement cooperation with ICE… Jeff Schapiro surveys the week in politics and state government….
  • A social media post claims that members of a JMU frat were seen using Nazi salutes and chants, and LGBTQ+ slurs… Virginia's rising unemployment creates a new sense of uncertainty about the state's economy… In the first of a two-part investigation, we explore how local law enforcement agencies are working with ICE….
  • The third day of a high profile murder trial in Harrisonburg ends Wednesday in the middle of testimony, probably going to the jury Thursday… Confusion over the abrupt federal funding freeze affects Virginia’s budget process… The General Assembly considers an effort to alleviate food insecurity on Virginia's college campuses….
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