WMRA Daily Bob Leweke

People formerly incarcerated at Riverside Regional Jail accuse staff of inhuman treatment. Governor Glenn Youngkin has vetoed more bills than any other governor in the history of the commonwealth. During a Monday press call, Virginia Democrats criticized Gov. Glenn Youngkin for vetoing bills that would have protected access to birth control.

Last week, on May 10th, a rare sighting of the Aurora Borealis was visible in Virginia. Democrats and Republicans both gave up something to build a compromise budget for the Commonwealth this week. About half of Virginia’s 133 counties and independent cities have less than 1 doctor for every 1,000 residents. The ACLU of Virginia heads to Richmond federal court today in a dispute aiming to ensure equal access to services for inmates in Virginia’s prisons.

Charges against several protesters arrested at UVa are dropped after witness and video evidence show they did not assault police… A new collaboration gets fresh produce to the tables of families in need, and helps farmers in the Shenandoah Valley too… Jeff Schapiro reviews the week in Virginia politics….

New money for higher ed in the new state budget… Forest officials battle a caterpillar invasion in Shenandoah National Park… Another ABC executive is out, raising questions of instability in the authority’s leadership….

The compromise state budget signed into law this week includes raises for public school teachers… Lawmakers are also looking into how UVa and other universities responded to recent protests on their campuses… Shenandoah National Park is one of 18 sites around the country selected for training events to reduce human impact….

A Republican PAC works to defeat Freedom Caucus leader, Virginia Representative Bob Good… The General Assembly quickly passes, and the governor signs, a two-year budget… One Democratic priority, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, is missing from that budget….