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Legislation is moving through the General Assembly to limit ICE operations in Virginia... Meanwhile state senators debate online gambling... The minimum wage in Virginia is set to increase… and a federal judge has ruled in favor of Flock Safety cameras…

For the first time in its 80-year history, the N-A-A-C-P’s Staunton Branch is offering a scholarship for local high school seniors and undergraduates ... Virginia’s legislature is on its way to legalizing a retail weed market across the state.

The so-called Shopping Cart Killer will undergo more psychological testing before he is sentenced… Governor Spanberger blames President Trump for higher gas prices and says voting for redistricting will help rein him in… A book written by a Harrisonburg educator more than a century ago is brought to life on stage at the Virginia Festival of the Book….

Developers of a proposed new transmission line project east of Charlottesville hold a virtual information meeting… Virginia updates its Wildlife Action Plan… Governor Spanberger now has more than 1200 bills to consider from the General Assembly, and Jeff Schapiro has a review….

A conservation group warns about the effects of data centers on natural resources… Hundreds of residents get free medical care at the latest RAM pop-up clinic in Fishersville… At Shenandoah University, the Virginia Forum celebrates 20 years of gathering historians….

The ROTC instructor killed by a gunman on ODU’s campus is laid to rest… State officials roll out the new Vape Enforcement Act… Augusta County officials hold a cornerstone ceremony at the new courthouse….

Gas prices continue to climb in Virginia as Trump’s war in Iran stretches on… Governor Spanberger orders Virginia’s return to a multi-state voter partnership called ERIC… In the face of increasing federal restrictions on care for people in LGBTQ communities, we meet one Charlottesville-area physician who continues to specialize in their care….

With rain in the forecast, much of the WMRA region is still experiencing drought… Former Nexus executives get more grand jury indictments… As the campaigns for and against Virginia’s redistricting amendment move into high gear, Jeff Schapiro has a review of that and more in the week in politics….

Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets in Virginia for the third No Kings protests since Donald Trump began his second term… Virginia Republicans say Trump’s war on Iran is worth the increase in gas prices, and they propose a suspension of the state’s gas tax… Governor Spanberger is considering legislation that would protect workers against heat stress….

United Way offers free tax filing help leading up to the federal deadline… Weapons law violations at Virginia colleges and universities are way up in recent years… Could a vaccine help prevent opioid addiction and overdoses?