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Mary Baldwin’s president resigns just over four months after taking the job… Drought in our area deepens, and it’s worst in the Shenandoah Valley… What might the new General Assembly session mean for gun violence intervention in Virginia?

Forecasters say we will get our first big winter storm of the year this weekend… Some Democrats in the General Assembly want to crack down on ICE arrests in local courthouses… We explore why more women in Virginia are hunting, even as the number of men who hunt continues to decline….

The governor declares a state of emergency in advance of a big winter storm… A nonprofit veterinary hospital in Harrisonburg stops providing spay and neuter services for the local animal shelter… At the end of the first full week of this year’s General Assembly, Jeff Schapiro lends his perspective on Virginia politics….

UVa’s new president answers questions from Virginia lawmakers… After a December peak, respiratory illness is trending back down in Virginia… In a special Wednesday edition, Jeff Schapiro joins us to discuss Glenn Youngkin’s final address as governor….

Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia’s 75th, and first female, governor, and immediately exerts her influence over the boards of UVa and VMI… The new governor also repeals her predecessor’s agreement to cooperate with ICE… We explore the personal journey of two Virginia lawmakers to repeal the state’s ban on same-sex marriage….

Affordability is the theme in Governor Spanberger’s first address to the General Assembly… State Senate Democrats want to prevent abortion rights opponents from blocking access to clinics… A new, younger generation of state lawmakers wants to loosen up the so-called “food to booze” ratio in restaurants….

Governor Youngkin bids farewell in his final State of the Commonwealth address… As planned for the first day of the General Assembly, Democrats advance four constitutional amendments… State Senate Democrats begin to lay out their housing affordability agenda….

A crowd gathers in Harrisonburg to remember those killed by ICE, joining protests around Virginia and the U.S… Text messages from UVa’s board of visitors show unusually close coordination with Governor Youngkin and contempt for former President Ryan… Virginia’s new governor will have a role to play if the General Assembly passes a constitutional amendment for redistricting….

A federal judge dismisses some parts of a lawsuit against Augusta County’s sheriff… Unemployment creeps up in Virginia… Just over a week before the transition to a new administration in Richmond, Jeff Schapiro surveys the political landscape….

UVa’s rector faces questions from lawmakers over the resignation of President Jim Ryan, and the quick selection of his replacement… As drought worsens, Woodstock issues water restrictions… The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank gets 30,000 pounds of frozen meat….