Virginia Democrats release language for their proposed constitutional amendment to redraw congressional maps… Although the governor is stepping in to fill the gap in food assistance, local food banks are bracing for more shortages… Local educators react to the decision by Virginia’s education board to raise SOL proficiency standards….

A judge rules that the criminal cases against a former leader of Nexus may go ahead... Democrats convene in Richmond to begin redrawing the state’s congressional maps, while Republicans complain about the effort... A Valley health center uses local grant funding to treat jaundice in newborn babies....

A man is in custody after an hours-long standoff with Harrisonburg police near EMU... State officials scramble to figure out how to keep the most vulnerable among us fed... What might Virginia Republicans do to slow down the Democrats’ efforts to redraw the state’s congressional districts?

Governor Youngkin declares a state of emergency in response to the federal shutdown... In a surprise announcement, Democrats reconvene the General Assembly over redistricting... Jeff Schapiro has thoughts about that and more in Virginia politics....

The Justice Department and UVa strike a deal to end federal investigations into the school’s admissions practices... Federal food assistance benefits for nearly 800,000 Virginians may start running out in November... Our series of candidate conversations continues with Jena Crisler, the Democratic challenger in the Valley’s 35th district....

JMU suspends a fan who heckled the lieutenant governor at last weekend’s home football game... We follow up in our reporting on the candidates for the District Three seat on Rockingham County’s school board, currently held by Matt Cross... Our candidate conversations series continues with Republican incumbent Delegate Chris Runion, in Virginia’s 35th House district....

Merck breaks ground on a $3 billion facility in Elkton expected to create 500 jobs... A Harrisonburg food pantry expands its offerings... Opposition to Rockingham County school board member Matt Cross intensifies....

UVa says it will not agree to demands in a “compact” with the Trump administration…Saturday’s “No Kings” rallies across Virginia include a continuation of previous protests in Woodstock…As power bills rise, the politics of energy take center stage in the race for governor….

The candidates for attorney general meet in a much-anticipated debate...An appeals court rules that Nexus owes $811 million in restitution and penalties...The Blue Ridge Free Clinic expands its care to mental health services....

UVa faculty respond to the Trump administration’s demand that the school sign a “compact” to get access to federal funding...We explore how the candidates for governor approach 2nd Amendment rights... Meanwhile, Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears is lacking one important endorsement – that of the president....