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The governor declares a state of emergency in advance of a major winter storm… Cases of respiratory illness in Virginia are high and trending upward… The Virginia High School League says it will ban transgender girls from playing in girls’ sports in compliance with President Trump’s executive order….

Hundreds march in Harrisonburg in support of immigrant communities… The General Assembly considers bills to protect contraception, and to help prison inmates avoid extreme heat… Harrisonburg novelist Rebecca Kauffman is WMRA’s featured Books & Brews guest for February, and we preview her new book telling the same story through the experiences of multiple people….

President Trump’s effort to cut billions in research funding sparks a heated debate in Virginia’s legislature... Meanwhile, Dominion’s CEO says he’s not worried that Trump may revoke permits for the company’s giant off-shore wind project... After last year’s defiance by two electoral board members in Waynesboro, a new state bill would clarify that certifying election results is a ministerial duty of local election boards....

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….