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Saturday’s rain helped, but firefighters continue working to contain several blazes in the Valley, as Governor Youngkin orders an emergency response in Page County… Almost a month after Harrisonburg’s city council became the first in Virginia to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, Charlottesville’s council rejects a similar resolution... Agencies in the Shenandoah Valley employ new approaches to address a regional housing crisis....

Advocates are fighting new restrictions on Medicaid for caregivers… The General Assembly sends a ban on assault weapons to the governor’s desk… Lawmakers are considering a bill that would overturn a wage law from the Jim Crow era….

Harrisonburg is the first municipality in Virginia to call for a ceasefire in Gaza… The Mountain Valley Pipeline is almost complete, but protesters deliver a petition to the attorney general to stop it… We meet a former auto mechanic turned pipe organ builder in Staunton….

No surprise, Biden and Trump romp to primary victory in Virginia on Super Tuesday… Liberty University receives a record $14 million fine for violations of federal law on campus safety… The northern Shenandoah Valley sees a spike in overdose deaths… An update on the General Assembly just days before the session ends….

Virginia’s new lab schools, including the one at JMU, could already be facing less funding… The governor signs dozens of bills, including legislation protecting digital menstrual health data, but among his vetoes, a bill that would have protected abortion providers from extradition… Award-winning Harrisonburg author Sofia Samatar talks about why her latest work is one of science fiction….

Governor Youngkin completes his amendments to the General Assembly’s budget, more than 200… Reproductive rights advocates react to his vetoes of abortion-related legislation… Senator Tim Kaine renews his request to the Biden administration to halt the transfer of bombs and other offensive weapons to Israel….

Charlottesville will soon have more safety cameras in an effort to reduce gun violence and vehicle thefts… Governor Youngkin signs a bill sponsored by Harrisonburg Senator Obenshain that will increase penalties for those who manufacture pressed pills containing fentanyl… As time runs out for the governor to sign, veto or amend bills, Jeff Schapiro joins us to discuss the week in politics and state government….

Early voting begins in the Commonwealth, a day-long celebration of the arts takes over downtown Harrisonburg, and there’s a new law encouraging nuclear energy.

A new resource to help families fight being evicted from their homes, continued protests on campuses across the commonwealth, and a conversation with an award-winning Harrisonburg novelist.

UVa calls in state police to forcibly remove anti-war protesters from Grounds… Can Virginia increase education funding by $1 billion without raising taxes?... As weather-related power outages across Virginia increase, we explore some of the changes needed to protect the power grid….