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Last November’s elections are in the rear-view mirror, but two officials in Waynesboro are continuing their battle against ballot-counting machines... Dozens of Virginians have been charged related to the Capitol insurrection, but the incoming president could pardon many of them... Singers in Berryville gather for the centuries-old tradition of shape note singing....

Just as his case is about to go to trial, a former Nexus executive pleads guilty… Monday’s snow storm broke Richmond’s water system, and that means many of Wednesday’s plans for the convening of the General Assembly are put off until next week… A Valley child advocates' organization is recruiting volunteers….

A winter storm has schools closed… What will Governor Youngkin’s energy legacy be?... New state legislation may make it easier for religious organizations to donate property for affordable housing….

Senator Tim Kaine, beginning his third term, talks about priorities with a new Republican majority in Washington… Measures before this year’s General Assembly include protecting contraception, ending the car tax, and changing the definition of a first responder… Jeff Schapiro addresses the week in Virginia politics….

After a delay due to Richmond’s water troubles, the General Assembly is back in session… Governor Youngkin delivers his State of the Commonwealth address… We have a special edition of the politics chat with Jeff Schapiro, with analysis of the legislature’s kickoff….

We wrap up the week with a review of proposals in the General Assembly, including raising Virginia’s minimum wage, giving low-income families money for private schooling, and regulating data centers… Jeff Schapiro has analysis in this week’s politics chat….

The outgoing president issues pardons for some of those, including two Virginians, who helped uncover the truth about the January 6th insurrection… The returning president pardons those convicted of engaging in the violence of that day… The General Assembly advances legislation to strip tax breaks for Confederate groups, and to protect abortion, marriage equality and voting rights in the state’s constitution….

Just as he prepares to leave office, President Biden grants a pardon to Virginia House Speaker Don Scott for his decades-old federal drug conviction… The General Assembly is working on a bill to license cannabis dealers, but the governor’s support seems unlikely… That state inspection sticker on your windshield gets a makeover….

We check in with local participants in the Point-In-Time Count, tallying the number of homeless… The General Assembly moves forward with three Democratic-backed constitutional amendments… The legislature also debates what the state should require for parents who home school their children….

Shenandoah County’s school board bans all instruction about gender identity… A Berryville man is sentenced to time served for his participation in the Jan. 6th Capitol riot… Governor Youngkin joins other Republican governors in his support for massive federal cuts that economists say would hurt Virginia….