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Although future funding is uncertain, a state education committee advances three more lab school applications, including for one in the Shenandoah Valley… Meanwhile, it’s higher demand, but probably less state funding, for Virginia’s free clinics… A historic “Green Book” house in Harrisonburg receives preservation funding….

Shenandoah County’s school board votes to reinstate Confederate names for two schools... Some faculty at UVa dispute the administration’s claims regarding their decision to forcibly remove protesters on Saturday... The General Assembly’s budget negotiators strike a deal with Governor Glenn Youngkin on a two-year spending plan....

Lawmakers in Richmond release the details of their budget agreement, and there are few surprises… Dozens of VCU graduates walk out of Governor Youngkin’s commencement address… After years of delays, cost overruns and continuous environmental violations, the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s builder says it’s almost ready for service….

The governor signs a bill making it easier for college athletes to get paid for the use of their name, image and likeness… If you’ve got an invasive, but beautiful, pear tree in your yard, the Department of Forestry would like a word… Jeff Schapiro has a review of this week in state politics, including the General Assembly’s veto session….

An investigation into the chair of the Staunton City School Board, a legal gamble on so-called skill games, artificial intelligence and seed libraries.

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….