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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….

Virginia Congressman Bob Good is among the far-right Republicans in the House sponsoring a bill that would outlaw providing gender-affirming care for transgender youth… Meanwhile, opponents of Governor Youngkin’s new draft policy for the treatment of transgender students consider their next steps… Virginia’s Senators want to make government approval of pipelines more transparent….

The Youngkin administration wants to roll back protections for transgender students in public schools… UVa students get a rebate… A judge dismisses a lawsuit by young people against the commonwealth over fossil fuels and climate change….

The so-called Shopping Cart Killer is indicted on multiple murder and other felony charges… School districts begin reacting to new state guidance on their transgender student policies… Full Disclosure’s Roben Farzad discusses the rising cost of a mortgage, and what’s behind it….

September is Hunger Action Month, and inflation and other problems mean more people are leaning on local food banks for help… A Virginia company says it has a test to help doctors determine which patients are at greatest risk of COVID-19, which is still the third leading cause of death... Virginia Military Institute welcomes its smallest freshman class in years….

The owners of Nexus Services and three others are arrested on felony charges… Virginia Democrats are calling for an investigation into a state contract awarded to an ad agency connected to Governor Youngkin… In a follow-up to our reporting on the closing of group homes for adults with developmental disabilities, we pay a visit to one local resident who's opened her own home to a client….