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Small towns and rural areas may be hit the hardest by federal spending cuts… Jeff Schapiro surveys the week in Virginia politics… We meet a woman in Rappahannock County who wanted to see if a small prescribed burn on her property would help native plants grow….

UVa shuts down its DEI office… Warren County threatens to cut off funding for the award-winning local library… We meet our Books & Brews guest for March, a professor at EMU who recounts her time teaching in China….

A free clinic in Harrisonburg is adding dental care… United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County will take over services in Augusta County… Tariffs, immigration and education make waves in Virginia, and Jeff Schapiro has analysis….

Thousands of protesters in Virginia join the national “Hands Off” rallies... Virginia Republicans confirm that Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears will be the party’s nominee for governor... Brian Noyes, our April Books & Brews author, joins us to talk about his bakery dreams and his writing....

Dozens of bills are back on Governor Glenn Youngkin’s desk, including one that defines the relationship between tribes in Virginia and the Commonwealth… Democrat Abigail Spanberger has about three times as much cash to fund her run for governor as Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears… Voter registration records from more than 120 years ago are rediscovered in one small Rockingham County community….

Four young people are charged in Tuesday’s mass shooting near Fredericksburg… UVa joins the growing list of universities where international students have had their visas canceled… Lynchburg Republicans challenge a state election law they say violates their First Amendment rights….

Anti-competitive health care mergers could become more common in Virginia… The Waynesboro Symphony has a role to play in a movie filmed in the Grand Canyon… Virginia loves Canadian visitors, but do they still love us?

At least three people are dead and others are injured in a mass shooting in Spotsylvania County… A jury trial is again delayed for the fifth time in a case involving the former leaders of NEXUS... Virginia economic leaders discuss the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on the state’s $70 billion in international trade….

JMU closes its DEI office… The president of VMI’s board of visitors resigns… Researchers at UVa explore new treatments for long COVID….

Firefighters often use water to put out a blaze, but in Augusta County a team of 11 men and women set a fire to ensure there’s enough water for one of Virginia’s natural features. Earlier this week, The American Association of Colleges and Universities posted an open letter condemning federal overreach into higher education. Labor issues may end up being a big campaign issue in the statewide elections this year.