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After months of debate Governor Youngkin signs Virginia's budget, and we’ll take a look at what is, and is not, in it… Randi B. Hagi has a look at cannabis retailers in Charlottesville, and their frustration at lack of progress over marijuana legalization in Virginia… Republican Ben Cline easily wins the nomination to run for re-election, and we survey who else won primaries Tuesday….

A new report says that efforts to make Virginia’s economy less reliant on the federal government aren’t working… A federal judge accelerates a new lawsuit that, however unlikely, seeks to force the state to have another round of elections for the House of Delegates this fall… A new report finds that Virginia could lose up to 42% of its tidal wetlands by 2100 due to sea level rise….

Shenandoah County’s school board splits on a controversial survey of residents on whether to restore confederate names to schools, so no survey, but the board will vote on the potential change next week… We take a deeper look at what’s in the proposed two-year state budget, now under consideration by the governor… A new system is being implemented in parts of Virginia to better respond to mental health emergencies….

Thousands of dogs from a shuttered breeding facility in Cumberland County will soon be up for adoption… Governor Youngkin’s new appointees to VMI’s board of visitors raise concerns that they could roll back efforts to make VMI more inclusive and diverse… Advocates for abortion rights in Virginia are thinking about how they could help people from other states that prohibit the procedure….

The so-called de minimis exemption allowed Chinese and Hong Kong retailers to ship millions of packages worth $800 or less directly to U.S. consumers. That loophole will close May 2.

Early results show that Senator Creigh Deeds will likely get to defend his seat in November, but some other Senate incumbents lost, including Trump supporter Amanda Chase… The Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCA says it is completely full and they are desperately seeking fosters for kittens… Prosecutors in Dinwiddie County withdraw charges against two of the ten people involved in the death of Irvo Otieno….

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….

A group of Rockingham County students is vowing a lengthy fight over the school board’s recent decisions… A trial date is set for the former UVa student accused of murdering three of his schoolmates in 2022… In the General Assembly, the governor’s tax proposal fails its first test, but another change to the tax code to help lower income families advances….

We go into the field (and stream) to learn how government and nonprofit agencies assess the health of our local waterways… Senator Creigh Deeds hopes that Virginia law will help provide hope for families threatened with separation by the Trump administration… Governor Youngkin selects September 9th for a special election to fill the seat of the late Representative Gerry Connolly….

Governor Youngkin offers an optimistic view of Virginia’s finances, but some lawmakers are skeptical… A group of professors call on state lawmakers to defend college DEI initiatives against the Trump administration… We have an exit interview with Michael McKee, stepping down as head of the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank after more than a decade….