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  • UVa’s police chief, who served for years as chief of police in Charlottesville, says he’s never seen the level of gun violence the city is experiencing… Governor Youngkin sends amendments to 78 bills back to the General Assembly… Local educators and filmmakers come together to tell authentic stories about and with youth with disabilities….
  • State lawmakers working behind the scenes on the budget say they’re pausing their discussions, over concerns about a possible recession… A Mennonite musical tradition dating back two centuries is alive and well in the Shenandoah Valley… After fighting to keep the team alive during the pandemic, the Rocktown Rollers are back with a record number of skaters….
  • The case of Xzavier Hill, the Charlottesville man shot dead by state police in 2021, goes before a federal judge… National civil rights leaders call for justice at the funeral of Irvo Otieno… A comic shop in Winchester is using art to raise money for a local literacy organization….
  • In this episode of Folklife Fieldnotes, we ponder taking traditional Sephardic Jewish music into uncharted realms and how preserving the tradition, while expanding on it, is an essential way to introduce old music to new audiences.
  • Authorities arrest two people in separate incidents involving a weapon or a threat of violence in local schools… Jeff Schapiro lends his perspective to the week in politics and state government… The Virginia Tech women's basketball team, coached by Waynesboro native Kenny Brooks, takes on Louisiana State University in the Hokies first appearance in the Final Four….
  • A General Assembly update and analysis, as the state House and Senate pass competing budget bills… Piedmont Master Gardeners offer advice on how to make your yard more bird-friendly… A church in Charlottesville screens a documentary about Pittsburgh's response to white supremacist hate and antisemitism….
  • Ukrainians living in Harrisonburg speak out about the war in their home country… Even though the General Assembly has adjourned, it was a busy week in Richmond, and Jeff Schapiro joins us for a review… A radio play produced by two local writers premieres in Harrisonburg….
  • Charlottesville becomes just the third city in Virginia to allow public school employees to unionize… One new bill will provide more training for teachers on recognizing and addressing signs of childhood trauma… But Virginia’s lax campaign finance system will remain mostly unchanged for another year….
  • A member of UVa’s Board of Visitors apologizes for a series of derogatory text messages aimed at faculty and the administration… Twenty local artists work on a public art project that celebrates inclusion and belonging… Full Disclosure’s Roben Farzad has some thoughts about Amazon’s pause on fully staffing its second headquarters in northern Virginia….
  • Officials are looking into alleged incidents of animal cruelty at the big Cargill poultry plant in Dayton… The General Assembly advances bills that include VMI in state rules on sexual assaults, strengthen campus threat assessments, and curtail solitary confinement, but rejects legislation that would have legalized marijuana sales… The Rockingham-Harrisonburg SPCA holds a special Valentine's Day promotion for adoptable pets with lonely hearts….
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