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After becoming a Virginia State Park in 2016, Natural Bridge is now owned by the Commonwealth… The General Assembly’s budget standoff has a sweeping package to transform mental health services on hold… Student college loan repayments are set to resume in October, and Full Disclosure’s Roben Farzad joins us to talk about the impact….

New laws in Virginia include regulations on housing, including protections for tenants with automatic lease renewals… And another new law restricts the sale of hemp and hemp-derived products containing T-H-C… Health officials say watch out for ticks this summer….

The murder trials in the case of the so-called “Shopping Cart Killer” are postponed for more than a year… The Youngkin administration quietly removes LGBTQ+ youth resources from a state website after a far-right media outlet questioned the links… Political columnist Jeff Shapiro says don’t hold your breath for an agreement on a budget in the General Assembly….

The Piedmont Health District is setting up cooling centers due to expected heat index values near or above 100… A lawsuit headed to the U.S. Supreme Court, and supported by Virginia’s Republican attorney general, could help so-called predatory lenders in Virginia… Congress has mandated that the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s construction be completed, but that may not be the last word….

The lawsuit over Charlottesville's Lee statue appears to be over... As Congress considers its big farm bill, Senator Kaine visits our area... How is Virginia’s surplus affecting negotiations over the budget?

Tuition is going up at Virginia’s community colleges for the first time in five years... Physicians assistants want to make it easier for Virginians to get their prescriptions... We visit a regional school that uses new methods to help kids with autism learn to drive....

A diner in Staunton is for sale, construction begins on a new road in Waynesboro, and Charlottesville City Schools tells students to turn off their cell phones. That, and a recap of the week in Virginia governance and politics.

Questions arise about why officials at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail apparently delayed telling the public that two inmates recently died there... Activists call for the closure of the ICE facility in Farmville amid allegations of rights abuses... All 40 seats in the Virginia Senate are on the ballot this year, and there are sure to be a lot of new faces there next year....

Even after the COVID-19 pandemic has ended, kids continue to struggle in school… Fifteen state senators are marking their final days in Richmond… We review the week in politics and state government with Jeff Schapiro….

Much of our area is now under both heat and drought advisories… As the General Assembly prepares to reconvene to approve a deal on the remainder of the two-year budget, lawmakers release details about what they’ve agree on… The Wildlife Center of Virginia releases a bald eagle after fixing its broken wing….