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A judge orders a mental health evaluation for the man accused of murder in the shootings of two Bridgewater College officers… Now that we’ve reached the mid-point of the General Assembly session, we have the latest news and also some analysis of what’s been accomplished, and what remains to be done… We continue our new podcast series “Folklife Fieldnotes,” with a profile of a legendary instrument repairman in Abingdon….

Virginia gives up on pushing through the ERA… Governor Youngkin wants more specialty K through 12 schools… Is there a conflict between green energy and green space?

The huge pandemic backlog at the Virginia Employment Commission has been mostly cleared out… A new poll of Virginia voters finds mixed opinions on the governor’s approach to taxes… Republicans in Virginia's House of Delegates want to expand access to guns, but Democrats in the Senate do not, and we’ll have more on that and the latest General Assembly news….

This year’s General Assembly session is near its end, and there’s a flurry of activity, the focus of the podcast today… Republicans reject the inclusion of Virginia’s tribes in permitting projects on ancestral lands… A bill moves forward that will provide statewide guidance on heat-related illness this summer for coaches, student athletes and parents… We’ll discuss that and more in Virginia politics with Jeff Schapiro….

JMU relaxes some mask rules… Workers at the Hershey plant in Stuarts Draft vote on a union… We have all the latest on the General Assembly….

A man from Maryland dies while hang-gliding near Woodstock… Governor Youngkin says he and Republicans in the General Assembly are talking about extending the session, as the two chambers continue to hash out differences in the budget… More in news from Richmond, including the passage of legislation to create so-called “lab schools”….

Democrats rejected Andrew Wheeler for the state’s environmental post, but he’ll still serve as a senior advisor to the governor… In the impasse between Democrats and Republicans over the budget, there’s one major sticking point… We also have some analysis of why gas prices remain high, and whether we may get some relief at the pump anytime soon….

Former employees at the Salvation Army shelter in Harrisonburg say it’s being mismanaged, creating an unsafe environment for staff and guests who stay there… A new bill would allow smaller localities in Virginia to opt out of the “MARCUS Alert” system… We have more on Andrew Wheeler’s appointment as a senior advisor to the governor….

How might the General Assembly spend money to reduce gun violence?... We launch our five-part series with the voices of the Black Virginians who, as children, integrated public schools more than 60 years ago… In the next installment of our Folklife Fieldnotes series, we meet Earl White, a musician, fiddler, and dancer from Floyd….

Lots of General Assembly news again today, as lawmakers in Richmond vote on a slate of judges, debate whether local governments can prohibit fossil fuels, and consider rolling back access to police documents… We also take a deep dive into how schools are funded in Virginia… And, a look at Virginia’s race for gambling entertainment dollars, and how the Kentucky Derby is playing a role in that….