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State offices are closed for Columbus Day, but some localities recognize today as Indigenous People’s Day… Lawyers for one ex-felon argue that Virginia’s voting rights restoration process under Governor Youngkin violates the former felon's First Amendment rights… We hear all about owls from October’s Books & Brews guest Jennifer Ackerman….

UVa researchers get federal funds to study how to better combat antibiotic resistance… One study finds that tree cover is declining and land covered by pavement — "impervious surfaces" — is increasing in the Chesapeake Bay’s watershed, especially in Albemarle County… As Kaiser Permanente workers join the picket lines, Full Disclosure’s Roben Farzad discusses what may become known as the “year of the strike”….

A flood of racist and antisemitic remarks disrupts a Charlottesville City Council meeting… Staff at the Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary in Nelson County say that one aspect of climate change impacts everything they do… Virginia’s election season is well under way, the House Speaker drama in D.C. highlights the extremism of one Virginia Republican, and Jeff Schapiro is here to talk about it….

UVa President Jim Ryan calls for civility in the wake of the attacks on Israel, but he is not condemning a pro-Palestinian statement from a student group… In Part 2 of our election series “Law of the Land,” we examine the race for Albemarle County's Commonwealth's Attorney… Jeff Schapiro is here to survey the week in politics and state government….

Harrisonburg-based Klines Dairy Bar is expanding to Richmond… Eight years after nearly shutting down, Sweet Briar College has its first alumna president… Attorney General Miyares wants tougher penalties for fentanyl-related drug dealers, but treatment professionals say that’s the wrong approach….

Burn bans have been lifted in parts of the Valley, and in Madison County, the site of last month’s Quaker Run fire… Rockbridge and Augusta counties get new limits on how much sediment can enter creeks and rivers… Democratic candidates are lining up to be the next governor….

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….