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The General Assembly, with the governor’s approval, votes to start from scratch on the budget, with a May deadline… Despite the spirit of compromise, lawmakers were unable to overturn a veto on school construction legislation… One bill that passed into law will require all hospitals with emergency rooms to have a doctor on-site at all times….

Home prices have risen by nearly fifty percent in the last five years, the Dave Matthews Band is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and we visit an historic home in Staunton.

UVa’s president and police chief explain why they called in state police to remove protesters… This year’s congressional candidates are spending lots of money, but there’s little transparency about how it’s being used… Populations in some rural Virginia counties are growing, bucking a decade-long trend of population decline in those areas….

New money for higher ed in the new state budget… Forest officials battle a caterpillar invasion in Shenandoah National Park… Another ABC executive is out, raising questions of instability in the authority’s leadership….

Charges against several protesters arrested at UVa are dropped after witness and video evidence show they did not assault police… A new collaboration gets fresh produce to the tables of families in need, and helps farmers in the Shenandoah Valley too… Jeff Schapiro reviews the week in Virginia politics….

An attempt by Governor Youngkin to reduce access to contraception is denied by the General Assembly; University of Virginia scientists research using AI to help care for people with dementia, and your electric bill might go up in order to fund development of nuclear power.

The Augusta County Sheriff’s office will get body cameras, UVa cracks down on fraternity hazing, and residents of Rockbridge County work to address pollution in the Maury River.

Some Shenandoah County residents want Confederate names restored to two schools there, and it’s likely they’ll get their wish… We review some of the legislation that Governor Youngkin vetoed and amended, including funding for education… Why is Virginia one of the few states that allows the governor to amend bills?....

A police standoff on Afton Mountain leaves one man injured and traffic on Interstate 64 backed up for hours… Virginia's Secretary of Education visits JMU for a discussion with outgoing university president Jonathan Alger… UVa’s School of Nursing hosts a conference on the impact of climate change on public health….

On the 17th anniversary of the mass shooting at Virginia Tech, Virginia’s Senators introduce new gun control legislation in Congress… The NAACP in Virginia sues Governor Youngkin over his response to public records requests about his DEI policy… The General Assembly reconvenes today, taking action on the governor's budget amendments and vetoes….