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Catholics around the world are mourning the passing of Pope Francis. Judge Harvie Wilkinson was a noted historian of a pivotal figure in Virginia history. Virginia had the largest decrease in employment figures of any state between February and March. Seven bear cubs are enjoying spring in the wild after growing up at the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro.

Governor Glenn Youngkin is considering a bill that would expand African American Studies in Virginia public schools. Recent federal policy changes are aimed at increasing timber sales in our national forests. So-called “skill games” have been popping up around Virginia since their temporary legalization in 2020. Democratic candidates for Lieutenant Governor say they’d vote to repeal a legal hurdle facing labor unions in Virginia. Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government. And more ...

One local researcher has documented more than 11,000 graves in Highland County and the surrounding areas. Governor Glenn Youngkin’s office recently announced that Virginia’s immigration task force has arrested more than 500 migrants. In Charlottesville, protesters demonstrated Wednesday against an alleged federal immigration raid. A biologist with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources speaks about the release of seven orphaned bear cubs from the Wildlife Center of Virginia.

Governor Glenn Youngkin gave the thumbs up to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies Tuesday. The sudden withdrawal of Pat Herrity from the Republican primary for lieutenant governor means the GOP will have no statewide primaries in June. In 1963, eight Black Hanover County students led the charge to integrate the county’s schools. The City of Richmond is considering a ban on new tobacco and cannabis shops in most of the city.

Virginia’s Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, John Reid, hit the campaign trail this weekend, despite calls from Governor Glenn Youngkin to bow out. Governor Glenn Youngkin is expected to make several key environmental decisions this week.

Officials report progress making repairs to Harrisonburg’s water treatment plant, but water restrictions remain... Governor Youngkin ignores the House clerk’s rejection of some of his vetoes... Will changes in Washington cause more people to leave Virginia than arrive?....

Harrisonburg Public Works says the city’s water conservation restrictions will likely continue through the week… On the 71st anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, students, educators, and civil rights leaders unveil a new historical marker in Harrisonburg… Food insecurity is on the rise in the Shenandoah Valley....

Charlottesville has a new city attorney… Virginia’s House clerk rejects three of the governor's vetoes… Why is it so hard to find affordable housing in Virginia, and what might the candidates for governor do about it?....

A Harrisonburg man is on a hunger strike to protest Israel’s blocking of aid to Gaza… Leaders in Virginia’s cattle and forestry sectors react to President Trump’s trade war, and the pause in tariffs on Chinese goods… Virginia will revamp the state’s standardized K through 12 testing system….

Former Congressman Denver Riggleman returns from humanitarian work in Ukraine… A quarter-million Virginians could lose Medicaid coverage if President Trump’s massive budget bill passes… Jeff Schapiro surveys the week in Virginia politics….