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Democrats expect pushback from Republicans over abortion in the next General Assembly… A Harrisonburg city school employee will compete for a national education award… The Biden administration wants to eliminate a federal exemption for paying minimum wages to disabled adults, and we continue our investigation into the legacy of the program in Virginia….

A state commission that addresses food insecurity sends recommendations ahead of January’s General Assembly… It’s likely that, for the first time, Virginia’s next governor will be a woman… Localities along the Allegheny Mountains in Virginia and West Virginia want the federal government to lift low power restrictions to improve responses to 911 calls….

The student accused of murdering three of his UVa classmates pleads guilty… A judge rules that Governor Youngkin’s effort to pull the state out of RGGI is unlawful… We tag along with a school bus driver in Charlottesville who’s been on the job for more than 40 years….

Enrollment in Virginia’s Insurance Marketplace is underway… Attorney General Miyares says he will seek re-election next year, clearing the way for Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to get the Republican nomination for the state’s top job… It’s elk mating season in Southwest Virginia….

Voting results from November’s elections in Virginia are now certified… Virginia is shutting down a program that allows companies to pay certain adults with disabilities less than minimum wage, and we examine the legacy of that program… The upcoming General Assembly will consider legislation to reduce the number of children who are shackled while appearing in court….

A wildfire in Augusta County doubles in size… The General Assembly will consider new requirements on landlords… An update may also be in the works for a state scholarship fund for descendants of those harmed by Massive Resistance….

An Augusta County fire grows five times in size in as many days… The next General Assembly is expected to address the areas of Virginia still without high-speed internet… A musician from Harrisonburg makes it big, touring with Billie Eilish and playing with David Byrne….

Forestry officials say the wildfire in Augusta County was man-made… The General Assembly will have to decide what to do with a big budget surplus next year… We remember poet and long-time Virginia Tech professor Nikki Giovanni….

Although the latest poll shows Kamala Harris with a 10-point lead over Donald Trump in Virginia, Trump spent time Saturday in Salem, joined by Republican officials… One of them was Representative Ben Cline, who represents the deep red 6th District, and we have a profile of his challenger… We explore the law signed by then-Governor Kaine 20 years ago that requires the DMV to report suspected noncitizens to strike from the voter rolls….

Abnormally dry conditions continue for much of Virginia, with little rain in sight… As the dust settles from Tuesday’s elections, we take a look at what the numbers show, and a look ahead to 2025 in Virginia politics… The governor’s effort to purge voter rolls caused problems for some voters who were mistakenly removed….