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Some Virginians say despite new state guidance, it’s still hard to get a COVID vaccine...Virginia legislators discuss signs of trouble from federal budget cuts...Jeff Schapiro talks about statewide reaction to the murder of far right activist Charlie Kirk, and the week in Virginia politics....

Virginia legislators face a dilemma in paying for SNAP food benefits…Virginia spends significantly more than average for Medicaid than other states, driven largely by drug prices…A former Harrisonburg registrar will serve as interim director of elections for Albemarle County, where the former registrar is under investigation….

Virginia’s ACLU sues ICE for allegedly detaining young people unlawfully at Farmville’s detention center and elsewhere...Meanwhile, Albemarle County’s Circuit Court Clerk says recent detentions at the courthouse by ICE agents have a chilling effect on court attendance...The Roanoke Times and Richmond Times-Dispatch will eliminate their Monday print editions....

Charlottesville residents revive a federal lawsuit against Sentara Health for alleged price gouging…Enrollment is down at Virginia’s community colleges, perhaps one result of a stronger economy…We profile the Blue Ridge Abortion Fund and its mission of providing care, increasingly, to women from states that have restricted abortion since the Dobbs decision….

A former Nexus executive is now in custody, awaiting sentencing…State senate Democrats warn UVa not to accept President Trump’s political demands…Our series of candidate conversations continues, with Democrat Makayla Venable, running in Virginia’s 36th House district….

UVa faculty respond to the Trump administration’s demand that the school sign a “compact” to get access to federal funding...We explore how the candidates for governor approach 2nd Amendment rights... Meanwhile, Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears is lacking one important endorsement – that of the president....

The candidates for attorney general meet in a much-anticipated debate...An appeals court rules that Nexus owes $811 million in restitution and penalties...The Blue Ridge Free Clinic expands its care to mental health services....

UVa says it will not agree to demands in a “compact” with the Trump administration…Saturday’s “No Kings” rallies across Virginia include a continuation of previous protests in Woodstock…As power bills rise, the politics of energy take center stage in the race for governor….

Now that Virginia’s “bell-to-bell” ban on cellphones in public schools is in effect, we check in with educators and students…Virginia’s Wildlife Action Plan is updated…We take a look at the latest trend in direct mail political persuasion during this year’s campaigns….

The man who murdered a Wintergreen police officer will spend nearly 50 years in prison…Our candidate conversation series continues with Cathy Rec, the Democrat running for Virginia’s 33rd House district seat…How will a federal government shutdown impact Virginians, and the state's economy?