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  • Thousands of residents across Virginia join nationwide “No Kings” rallies… The Trump administration’s attacks on LGBTQ and immigrant communities leads to cancelled events… Democrats hope to capitalize on sentiment against Trump in the statewide election this year….
  • The JMU community gathers for a candlelight vigil after the deaths of three students in a car crash… Charlottesville public school staff may soon be able to collectively bargain… In the General Assembly, the effort to ban solitary confinement hits an obstacle, and the Senate advances a bill to better monitor so-called forever chemicals in water supplies….
  • The General Assembly reconvenes today to approve Virginia's budget, and we have a preview… A new UVa Health study finds that suicide attempts by poisoning among children is way up in recent years… The Chesapeake Bay Foundation holds its 32nd annual Clean the Bay Day this weekend….
  • Governor Youngkin signs a directive that aims to address teacher shortages in Virginia… Researchers at UVA Health make strides in understanding how our gut microbiomes affect health and well-being… We talk with three local millennials about what federal debt forgiveness will mean for them….
  • Virginia has a new state park in Culpeper County, commemorating four major Civil War battles… Craigsville adjusts to the loss of jobs as the Augusta Correctional Center gets set to close for good at the end of the month… Before the Mountain Valley Pipeline begins pumping gas, nearby residents want more information about safety checks….
  • Despite pleas from dozens of advocates, the state’s air pollution control board votes to pull Virginia out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative… An animal shelter in Lyndhurst takes in dozens of animals seized from a single property… A 19-year-old man is in custody in connection with a deadly mass shooting in Richmond following a high school graduation….
  • The new director of Charlottesville's animal shelter asks volunteers involved in previous protests over alleged abuse there to stay away during the summer… A dental clinic in Amherst and four others around the state each get $200,000 to improve dentist accessibility… Can AI prevent pedestrian traffic deaths?
  • The Shenandoah Valley is now in a moderate drought, and is among the driest regions in Virginia… A woman incarcerated at Middle River Regional Jail in Verona has died… Virginia’s primary election is Tuesday, and Jeff Schapiro joins us to discuss some historical examples of incumbents who have been unseated in primaries….
  • Parts of Charlottesville find their neighborhood sprinkled with homophobic and anti-transgender flyers… In this era of more common mass shootings and gun violence, some local fire departments are investing in body armor… We follow up yesterday’s report on the use of federal COVID relief funds in Afton with a tour of Scottsville, just south of Charlottesville….
  • VMI's chief diversity officer resigns after nearly two years of constant backlash from White alumni and students… Senator Tim Kaine says he’s pushing the Postal Service to improve mail delivery in areas that are still not getting proper service… Jeff Schapiro surveys the week that was in Virginia politics and government….
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