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The top stories for April 22, 2026, including reaction to voters narrowly approving new Virginia congressional maps that could help Democrats win four additional seats, looking at an amendment before state legislators concerning solar energy, and the University of Virginia has a new radio telescope.

The top stories for April 23, 2026, including reaction on each side to Tuesday's vote approving a redistricting referendum, lawmakers send the original marijuana marketplace bill back to Gov. Spanberger, and look at the challenges of maintaining a dairy in a rural area.

The top stories for April 28, 2026, including Monday's oral arguments before the Virginia Supreme Court over the redistricting referendum, Gov. Spanberger visits Roanoke to sign education measures, and a look at emergency managers, many of whom now face disasters with limited funds.

The top stories for April 24, 2026, including Virginia lawmakers failing to agree on a budget despite a special session Thursday, a fourth vote on a petition on menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay, and analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope discuss a busy week in state government and politics.

The top stories for April 27, 2026, including at look at what role a 1932 redistricting case could play in this week's arguments in the Virginia Supreme Court, a look at Volvo's expanded use of robots in the assembly line, and Lynchburg-based BWXT ramps use of use of nuclear-based fuel.

The top stories for April 29, 2026, including new legislation that offers reduced water rates to low-income customers, Gov. Spanberger starts to re-build Virginia's LGBTQ-Plus Advisory Board, and we meet one of the few Medicaid-certified doulas in Virginia.

The top stories for May 27, 2026, including failed state efforts to regulate AI amid threats of losing federal funds, Scenic Virginia starts up contests to celebrate the state's best views, and celebrating 30 years of the Charlottesville-born record label Jagjaguwar.

The top stories for May 28, 2026, including a look at a bleak economic forecast for Virginia, Dominion's plans for a gas-fired power plant head to the Virginia Supreme Court, and two nonprofits collaborate to rescue family farms, saving jobs in Central Virginia.

The top stories for May 29, 2026, including Gov. Spanberger's removal of the rector of Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors, a look at digital spending on campaign ads, State Police boost the use of speed cameras in school zones, and analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope provide an update on state budget talks in their Friday conversation.

The top stories for June 1, 2026, including an arrest Sunday night in the shooting death of a Carroll County deputy, what impact will President Trump's push for deep sea mining have on this region, and Virginia's background checks on guns bought in private transactions have only just resumed.