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The Mountain Valley Pipeline's completion will be even later and more expensive than thought just a few months ago… The General Assembly passes a hike in the minimum wage, but lawmakers aren’t on the same page when it comes to raises for teachers… Fifth District Republican Bob Good gets kicked out of a store for Donald Trump merch in Farmville….

The man who just over two years ago shot to death two Bridgewater College officers will spend the rest of his life in prison… A police officer seriously injured in the January 6th insurrection tours Virginia to tell his story, and counter misinformation… As lawmakers in Richmond continue their work, the lieutenant governor apologizes for misgendering the only transgender member of the General Assembly….

Industry and community leaders in Waynesboro, and some protesters, join Governor Youngkin at the groundbreaking for a new Northrop Grumman facility… The NCAA responds to a lawsuit filed by the Virginia and Tennessee AG’s… We review the latest in General Assembly action, including one bill to keep Shenandoah National Park open during a federal shutdown….

Governor Youngkin blasts Democratic legislators in a speech at Washington & Lee University, and that may imperil his proposal to move DC sports teams to Virginia… Democrats force Republicans to vote on an abortion ban… A proposal to expand family and medical leave is still alive in the state Senate….

Two groups are at odds over what to do with an unused rail line that runs through the Shenandoah Valley… The General Assembly advances bills to expand nuclear power, and to create more affordable housing, and make existing housing safer… We have a preview of this month’s Books & Brews, a discussion of the Reverend who served as the head chaplain on Virginia’s death row for eighteen years….

Valley Republican Ben Cline is picked as one of the managers of the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas… Virginia’s fire restrictions go into effect… In the General Assembly, a Republican effort to restrict children’s access to TikTok is defeated, but police and sheriffs might soon have new regulations about license plate readers….

Rockingham County school librarians remind the school board that established policies already give parents control over what their children can access… A state watchdog says the only state-run psychiatric hospital for minors, located in Staunton, should be closed… Tuesday was crossover day for the General Assembly, and we review where legislation stands midway through this year’s session….

Harrisonburg officials temporarily close down traffic and send high school students home after a bomb threat… The Virginia ACLU sues the governor over his transgender student policies… We have an update on the General Assembly, and a review from Jeff Schapiro….

The legacy of Farmville civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns is one step closer to becoming a national monument… An effort in the General Assembly to limit local opposition to solar projects has failed, and Jeff Schapiro joins us for a review of this week in the session… We profile an artist whose work will soon be on display in the Valley, where he was born and raised….

Rockbridge County prosecutors wrap up their arguments in the trial over the fate of animals seized from the Natural Bridge Zoo… As Donald Trump visits Virginia ahead of Super Tuesday, a new poll shows President Biden with a narrow lead over him in Virginia, but Nikki Haley with a lead over Biden… As bills from the General Assembly go to the governor for his consideration, the secretive budget process between the House and Senate is now underway….