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As part of its mission, the historic Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind in Staunton works to alleviate poverty and unemployment among its students… A rare spat arises between Virginia’s independent watchdog agency and the governor over data about school funding… Residents in Basye raise funds to build a playground outside their public library….

Advocates in Waynesboro call on Governor Youngkin to sign bills to improve affordable housing in Virginia... But the governor vetoes bills to improve gun safety and protect the state’s voting system... A program at Wintergreen promotes the natural and cultural heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains, including the native plants that populate the forest....

Bryce Reeves, a state senator representing the Orange County region, won’t disclose details about a nearly two-thousand dollar trip paid for by a skill games company… Forestry officials say last week’s wildfires are all contained, as a bear cub injured by wildfire recovers at the Wildlife Center in Waynesboro… New research shows that heat waves are a growing problem in the Chesapeake Bay….

A federal judge orders Nexus to pay more than $366 million in restitution and fines… With new abortion restrictions taking place in Florida, Virginia providers are bracing for an influx of people seeking abortions… For the first time, Virginia will mark Black Maternal Health Week….

The state’s health department releases details about the millions of dollars lost by the Office of Emergency Medical Services… Rockingham County grapples with the removal of dozens of school library books… Advocates count the number of people experiencing homelessness in the Shenandoah Valley….

Librarians want a say in which books are stocked in Rockingham County schools… The effort to require some businesses to offer paid sick days has failed in the General Assembly… Governor Youngkin helps break ground for the new Buc-ee’s travel center coming to the Harrisonburg area….

A new partnership between local colleges and high schools in Rockingham County opens this fall… In the General Assembly, bills advance that would provide more assistance for renters, bring motorized all-terrain wheelchairs to state parks, and allow people to claim roadkill, regardless of who hit it….

Staunton leaders want to hear from residents in a new survey… A judge leaves in place for now the NCAA’s restrictions on NIL compensation, after a lawsuit by Virginia and Tennessee… Lots of General Assembly news, including a bill by Harrisonburg Senator Mark Obenshain that would crack down on those who manufacture illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl….

A new State Department program brings two refugee students to JMU… A new restorative justice program in Albemarle County is gaining steam… In the General Assembly, bills advance to ban assault-style weapons, and provide more funds for the Brown v. Board Scholarship, but efforts to quiet those noisy leaf blowers has run out of gas….

Virginia’s health care costs continue to rise, and residents are paying more in premiums… The Democratic House Speaker votes to advance an abortion bill he opposes to put Republicans on the spot… As the half-way point for the General Assembly approaches, we review the week in politics with Jeff Schapiro….