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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….

Virginia has released a sweeping new climate action plan. From partner station WHRO. Public safety has been a priority for Virginia’s Republican Party this session. Advocates for affordable housing hope the General Assembly will take action to increase the number of housing units in the commonwealth...

One of two people convicted of killing a three-year-old girl near Waynesboro will spend the rest of his life in prison… Charlottesville Democrats advance bills that would ban firearms at all Virginia public colleges… The House and Senate release their proposed budgets, and we explore what happens next….

Three different tax proposals for Virginia's next two year budget have been released. A local chapter of the American and Canadian movement Mennonite Action rallied in Harrisonburg on Tuesday. A grand jury handed down a new indictment in the case of 41-year-old James Robert Allen yesterday/on Tuesday, adding a charge...

The sports arena in northern Virginia proposed by Governor Glenn Youngkin may not make the cut in the General Assembly. Latinos make up about 11% of Virginia’s population, but only about 3% of the General Assembly...

VMI’s alumni association suspends several members over unauthorized use of its records... We dive deeper into what’s in the proposed budgets the General Assembly released Sunday... Senator Tim Kaine introduces a bill to address the country’s growing mental health crisis....

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….