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Raising Virginia’s minimum wage will be on the agenda for Democrats in next year’s General Assembly… Because so many lawmakers will be new, lobbyists are poised to fill in for the gaps in experience… We have a profile of Skyline Literacy, a Harrisonburg non-profit providing literacy, English-language and citizenship education for decades….

State environmental officials extend drought advisories beyond the Shenandoah Valley… Hiking trails and roads reopen in the area of the Matts Creek fire, which is now 100% contained… One of the first priorities for the Democratic majority in the General Assembly will be protecting abortion rights….

It was a much less deadly Thanksgiving on Virginia’s roads this year… A community group in Harrisonburg wants to bring public transit back to Rockingham County… Elections are over, and now the General Assembly prepares to reconvene, so Jeff Schapiro joins us to assess the transition to 2024 in Virginia politics….

Governor Youngkin talks about freedom of speech at UVa… One proposed bill for the next General Assembly would protect women seeking an abortion in Virginia from extradition by another state… Some Democrats want to make another attempt to ban assault-style weapons….

Virginia drivers get a break from most work zones and lane closures during the busiest travel time of the year... Tuesday’s rain gave a big boost to firefighters battling the Matts Creek Wildfire, but burn bans remain in effect in the Valley and Shenandoah National Park... An annual event the day before Thanksgiving honors the bond between early Virginia colonists and the local tribes who have inhabited the region for thousands of years....

Teachers, administrators and the community confront increasing levels of violence among students at Charlottesville High School… Along with the late fall holidays, the respiratory virus season has arrived… Governor Youngkin prepares his budget to send to lawmakers next month….

An Augusta County deputy is charged with malicious wounding and assault after a pursuit of a suspect who was later hospitalized… With Democrats in control of the legislature, and a Republican still in the governor’s office, Jeff Schapiro takes a look at what we might expect from Virginia’s government next year….

Fall fire season is winding down in Virginia, with just one blaze still burning... We have a preview of next year’s General Assembly session, with Democrats in charge... A national nurses shortage is being felt in Virginia....

Augusta and Frederick counties are the latest to lift this fall’s burn bans... Gambling will be one of the many topics of conversation when the General Assembly returns to Richmond next month... The governor proposes a giant new pro sports facility for northern Virginia, and Jeff Schapiro joins us to talk about that and more in state politics....

Several grade school students in Amherst are sickened after ingesting a substance that tested positive for fentanyl… An Augusta County deputy is placed on administrative leave after video shows him tackling a man… When the General Assembly reconvenes next month, one of the items on the agenda would require that businesses offer five paid sick days every year….