Federal Justice officials accuse UVa of stalling on its promise to eliminate DEI efforts… New unemployment claims in Virginia are up… Voting rights advocates try again to remove the governor’s power to restore rights to convicted felons….

Legal concerns are raised over the detention of two men at the Albemarle County Courthouse last month by ICE officials... Virginia’s senators renew efforts to protect wilderness areas along the Alleghenies... Political analyst Jeff Schapiro discusses Governor Youngkin’s potential legacy and the week in Virginia politics....

The governing body for Virginia’s student athletes approves new rules in line with the president’s order against trans athletes... New state legislation affects the use of license plate readers... Faster-than-normal sea-level rise in the Chesapeake Bay threatens the Pamunkey Tribe....

A small earthquake jostles central Virginia... The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is on track to provide a record amount of food aid, in the face of cuts to federal assistance... There are new restrictions on debt collectors who go after money owed to hospitals and doctors....

VMI’s board of visitors selects new leadership... A graduate of UVa’s class of 2019 is found dead on Grounds from a self-inflicted wound... Governor Youngkin again vetoes abortion-related legislation....

Waynesboro officials warn residents of phone scammers pretending to be from the police department... Governor Youngkin signs Virginia’s budget, but vetoes dozens of proposed changes... Meanwhile, spending on public education in Virginia falls behind the rest of the country....

Today is the first day of early voting for statewide and local primaries, Charlottesville City Schools acquire the former Federal Executive Institute property at no cost, Controversy surrounding the Republican nominee to be Virginia’s next lieutenant governor has been one of the top stories this week.

A pair of reports released this week show economic growth in Virginia is slowing down, Governor Youngkin is about to make a decision on legislation outlining parental rights and responsibilities, and Virginia Humanities has lost more than a million dollars in federal funding.

By law, Virginia’s largest electric utility must stop emitting carbon by 2045. Community leaders and residents convened in Staunton on Saturday for an annual forum about recent federal policy changes. Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin is considering about a hundred bills that are on his desk right now, and his deadline to take action is at the end of the week.

Virginia’s Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, John Reid, hit the campaign trail this weekend, despite calls from Governor Glenn Youngkin to bow out. Governor Glenn Youngkin is expected to make several key environmental decisions this week.