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Senator Tim Kaine reflects on the loss of Representative Donald McEachin, and recent mass shootings… Meanwhile, state legislators are again discussing more gun control measures in the next General Assembly… The Walmart store in Chesapeake where a manager killed six employees will remain closed for the time being….

Virginia’s tourism office is under investigation, after millions of dollars in contracts were awarded without public bidding… Virginia’s political world was shaken by the death of Congressman Donald McEachin this week, and political columnist Jeff Schapiro will join us to discuss it… What happens when you combine Venezuelan folk music with American old-time banjo tunes? We find out in the latest episode of Folklife Fieldnotes….

Charlottesville has a new police chief… A lawsuit by teachers against Harrisonburg’s public schools may go ahead, but the parents’ complaint over gender identity and transgender policies is dismissed… We have our second conversation with an adult community leader about her gender journey….

A Charlottesville judge weighs arguments over the former police chief’s lawsuit against the city and several current and former employees… Virginia’s State Air Pollution Control Board begins the process of withdrawing Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a move that critics say is illegal… A local electric cooperative encourages young women to become linemen….

Charlottesville city councilor Sena Magill is stepping down… Attorney General Jason Miyares confirms a civil rights investigation into a Fairfax County magnet school… An artist has been selected to design the statue of Farmville civil rights hero Barbara Rose Johns that will reside in the U.S. Capitol….

The man accused of shooting two Bridgewater College officers to death last February gets a trial date… Voters in several districts, including the 24th House district in the Lexington area, will select new members of the General Assembly today… Full Disclosure’s Roben Farzad joins us to talk about the high-stakes competition of recruiting businesses to Virginia, and the governor’s push to do that….

Police identify two of the three people whose bodies were found after their vehicle was swept away in the Rockfish River in Nelson County… More tax cuts, school choice and support for new housing will be considered in the General Assembly session beginning next week, and we have a look at those proposals, plus political analysis from Jeff Schapiro….

Virginia Democrats are holding a firehouse primary today, COVID-19 numbers are rising, voters in Virginia support recent changes to criminal justice, and several industries are having a hard time getting employees back into their workplaces ….This is the WMRA Daily for Tuesday, December 20th...

We have a winner in the Democratic Primary in Virginia’s fourth congressional district, a new report says Virginia could soon experience an economic downturn, more Virginians are leaving their jobs, and the battle continues over history standards for Virginia public schools….This is the WMRA Daily for Thursday, December 22nd...

The General Assembly considers new laws and constitutional amendments, including one about marriage, more problems at Middle River Regional Jail, and votes will be tallied today for the Democratic Primary in Virginia’s fourth congressional district ….This is the WMRA Daily for Wednesday, December 21st...