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Restorative justice practices already used in Harrisonburg schools are getting a statewide boost from the General Assembly… More than 80 Virginians are among the 1500 people pardoned by President Trump for their role in the Capitol insurrection… In our Friday politics chat, Jeff Schapiro joins us to discuss changes in Washington and revenge in Richmond….

A member of a prominent Shenandoah Valley preservation group sues them over plans to take over a Valley rail line… After an election board member’s failed attempt to interfere with vote certification in Waynesboro, the state board of elections wants him out… We investigate the meteoric rise, and spectacular fall, of a local solar business….

Virginia Tech’s president says that Trump’s cuts in cancer research and other scientific endeavors will cost lives… Millions of dollars in climate and infrastructure projects in Virginia are now on hold… Virginia is among states with the steepest increases in rent, and the General Assembly is running out of time to address the issue….

In the General Assembly, just days after a Trump order ending gender-affirming care for minors, legislation advances to protect those who give such care… Bills to toughen immigration enforcement fail… A bill by Senator Creigh Deeds of Charlottesville to help communities with solar projects is still alive….

We launch a new series on medical cannabis in Virginia… As the General Assembly passes its halfway point, bills to protect access to contraception, and to reform campaign finance advance… The ACLU and other advocacy groups sue President Trump over his ban on gender affirming medical care….

As state lawmakers prepare for federal job and spending cuts, anti-Trump protesters descend on Richmond… The General Assembly begins the second half of its session… We visit the orphaned bear cubs spending their first months of life at Waynesboro’s Wildlife Center….

An alleged gunman is killed by a so-called "good Samaritan" bystander with their own gun at a shopping center in Crozet… Harrisonburg immigrants and their advocates prepare for stepped-up ICE enforcement… Trump’s cuts to federal research funding could have a big economic impact on university cities such as Charlottesville….

UVa’s medical center has resumed providing gender-affirming care for minors… Virginia’s burn ban takes effect… We have an update on the General Assembly, entering its final week of the session….

Police say more people could have been killed during a shooting in Crozet if an off-duty federal agent hadn’t been there… Protesters take Presidents’ Day to rally against the current president… Sixth District Representative Ben Cline talks about his vote in favor of terminating the Department of Education….

A fire in a JMU dorm displaces hundreds of students, but no one is hurt… Many customers in southside Virginia are still without electricity, after this week’s ice storm downed trees and power lines… We review the latest from the General Assembly, and we have analysis of the week in Richmond from Jeff Schapiro….