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UVa and Virginia Tech change their admissions policies in response to the Supreme Court’s June affirmative action ruling… The Southern Environmental Law Center says it will appeal Virginia’s withdrawal from RGGI… A new survey finds that a large majority of voters in Virginia support initiatives that would reduce or cap prescription drug costs….

The Commonwealth’s budget impasse continues, not without repercussions; a Harrisonburg Councilman has his Driving While Intoxicated charge amended to improper driving; the Town of Strasburg declares a drought emergency; and the Inflation Reduction Act provides new tax incentives for renewable energy.

Virginia’s attorney general says local school boards must comply with the governor’s new controversial model policy for trans students, but it's unclear how he would enforce it, and political analyst Jeff Schapiro will weigh in on that as part of our weekly politics chat... Valley non-profit Sustainability Matters charts a path forward after the passing of its founder... And this weekend, the Winchester area is “Hungry for History”....

Charlottesville schools join others in banning cell phones and other devices from the classroom… Bridgewater College is slashing its public tuition rates… Environmental groups sue the Youngkin administration over its move to pull the state out of RGGI….

Governor Youngkin calls the General Assembly back into session in September, to finalize votes on the incomplete state budget… More than a million Medicare enrollees in Virginia will benefit from the Biden Administration's plan to negotiate the prices the program pays to drug manufacturers… A new poll shows former President Trump the strong favorite among Virginia Republicans, although among voters in the commonwealth overall he’s still behind President Biden….

Virginia sees an increase in tax money from sports betting and casinos… EPA officials gather in Suffolk to mark decades of work cleaning up an old military site… Jeff Schapiro with the Richmond Times-Dispatch joins us to survey the week that was in Virginia politics and state government….

Farmville considers ending its contract with the operator of the immigration detention center there… Amazon is hiring 9000 new employees in Virginia this holiday season, including 500 for the facility in Fishersville… Governor Youngkin opens a new trade office in Taiwan….

A fire engulfs the Ball Corporation facility in Verona… Virginia has the longest period of early voting in the country… The local film industry is reeling in the face of the months-long work stoppage caused by the Hollywood writers’ strike….

The spreading autoworkers strike has come to Virginia, as workers at a facility in Winchester hit the picket line… A looming federal government shutdown threatens food aid for mothers and children… Now that it’s autumn, we have a tree expert’s prediction for when and where to see the brightest fall foliage….

Harrisonburg leaders break ground on a new center to serve the homeless… New census numbers raise alarm bells about child poverty in Virginia… Jeff Schapiro helps us recap the week in politics and state government….