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Elkton, without running water for part of last weekend, works to restore service to residents… Staunton releases the first draft of its flood resilience system… A silent disco fundraiser is coming to Charlottesville as part of the Tom Tom Festival….

Local advocates are rallying this week in support of Haitian and Syrian immigrants as the U-S Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding Temporary Protected Status... Meanwhile, in Virginia, the state Supreme Court heard arguments in a challenge to the congressional redistricting effort... Voter confusion could explain why Democrats underperformed in last week’s referendum vote, despite winning… Governor Abigail Spanberger marked her first 100 days in office touting legislative victories… and a new cat café opens in Winchester…

The General Assembly’s special budget session ends without agreement on a budget… Jeff Schapiro weighs in on that, plus the vote in favor of redistricting, which is now up to the state Supreme Court… We talk with a former South Carolina governor and head of the World Food Programme about his visit to a JMU forum….

The Supreme Court of Virginia will hear oral arguments today regarding last week’s vote in favor of a constitutional amendment that would redraw the state’s congressional districts... We’ll have a preview of today’s arguments and how a nearly century-old ruling could inform today’s hearing... Meanwhile dozens of horses were quarantined after exposure to a disease at an event in Culpeper County… and fluctuating temperatures over the past week have impacted Virginia’s wineries…

A grassroots group in the Harrisonburg area, mostly led by retirees, has educated the public about climate change and advocated for solutions for 18 years. This spring, they decided to disband, and pass the environmental baton to other organizations that have sprouted up.

The 5th congressional district is the only one with primary elections for both major parties this year… A new forecast suggests Virginia's economy is heading for a rough patch… An independent record label that got its start in Charlottesville reissues a 30th anniversary series, and we take a listen….

A June date is set for the General Assembly to reconvene and finalize the state’s budget, with a deadline looming at the end of the month… Jeff Schapiro lends his insight on that and more in the week in Virginia politics… Two nonprofits team up to save Virginia’s farmland from development….

Park rangers launch sobriety checkpoints for Skyline Drive visitors… Even with last month’s heavy rain, much of our area is still under extreme drought… A court ends a lawsuit against the state corrections department over alleged abuses at Fluvanna Correctional Center, but how are conditions there now?

Police mishandling of a 2022 murder in Harrisonburg means those who may have been involved have not faced justice… As the June 30th deadline for the budget approaches, leaders in the General Assembly battle each other and the governor for leverage… We talk with local hemp businesses about how they process the crop, and the regulatory challenges they face….

At an appearance in Virginia amid a measles outbreak, Health Secretary RFK, Jr. encourages people to get vaccinated… One man is in prison for killing Towan Cappell in 2022, but did others escape justice because of Harrisonburg Police incompetence?... We go on a quest through the forest for turtles….