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Harrisonburg’s International Festival returns, with music, dance, food and culture… Augusta County officials reveal more details about the courthouse options before voters this fall… Governor Youngkin defends his decision to campaign for election-deniers….

Early numbers show Virginia’s maternal mortality rate more than doubled between 2018 and 2020… Virginians can now share their feedback regarding the governor’s new proposed guidance on transgender students… Good news for fans of autumn colors – because of this summer’s steady rains, foresters say this will be a vibrant season for fall foliage in Virginia….

Virginians are taking advantage of the chance to give the Youngkin administration feedback, most of it negative, on a proposed policy for transgender students… Most schools across Virginia are fully accredited, but the governor, and others, say the term has lost its accuracy… With the onset of autumn, another season comes to an end – that of patching roadways….

Polls are open for Virginians to vote in the November election… Meanwhile, parts of a state Department of Elections Spanish-language website are very out of date… And this week, new school guidelines and new oversight of elections top the political headlines, and Jeff Schapiro will sort it all out….

A listener asked WMRA about the effects of redistricting in Virginia, and we have answers… A new report says that Virginia prisons could save prisoners and their families millions each year by cutting the fees they pay for phone calls and other things… Another report finds the number of people working remotely for the state has nearly tripled from pre-pandemic levels….

More changes and cutbacks at Harrisonburg’s daily newspaper… We explore the health implications for the governor’s proposed new restrictions on transgender students… Jeff Schapiro discusses the controversy over that proposal, and more in Virginia politics….

Governor Youngkin announces his energy plan, mostly opposed by Democrats and environmentalists, but there’s some common ground, too… Candidates for Congress are debating around the state, including Cline and Lewis in the 6th District… Albemarle County election officials say the Virginia Department of Elections sent out a wrong address for early voting….

Students at Charlottesville High join those from nearly 100 schools around Virginia in a protest against Governor Youngkin’s new transgender student policy… The governor declares a state of emergency in preparation for rain and storms from Ian this weekend… The federal government is spending lots of money for domestic semiconductor manufacturing, and Virginia’s universities will benefit….

Hurricane Ian impacts the commonwealth, a controversial move to change the nature of how school boards are chosen, election drop-box security, and one more Confederate monument in Richmond targeted for take-down. Those stories and more coming up.This is the WMRA Daily for Monday, October 3rd...

The latest, updated COVID-19 vaccines are available in Virginia… We meet members of Mennonite Disaster Service, providing relief and hope to disaster victims around the country… As Glenn Youngkin joins other Republican governors calling on President Biden to cancel student loan forgiveness, and the Libertarian Party of Virginia dissolves itself (maybe), we take a look at the week in politics with Jeff Schapiro….