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Pope & Schapiro: Looking ahead to next week’s special legislative session
There’s news today that General Assembly budget negotiators and the governor have reached an agreement. Jeff Schapiro, political columnist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.
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Budget negotiations are happening right now… behind closed doors
Senior lawmakers on the money committees are working behind closed doors with the governor to strike a deal on the budget. Michael Pope has the story.
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Parents of special needs students ask federal appeals court to step into Virginia’s IDEA process
Two northern Virginia families asked a federal appeals court in Richmond to step into the process used to support special needs students in the state’s school system. As Brad Kutner explains, the parents claim the system is designed for their complaints to fail.
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The Trump Store and Boones Mill offer a snapshot of America’s political landscape
At the solitary stoplight in Boones Mill along Route 220 in Franklin County sits The Trump Store. It’s practically impossible to miss. And, after years of driving past it, Craig Wright paid a visit – and uncovered a story that is a snapshot of America’s political landscape.
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Demand on Virginia’s free clinics continues to rise as funding cuts loom
Virginia free clinics serve tens of thousands of patients, and many rely on state money for at least a portion of their funding. While the legislature appears poised to give those clinics less money, new numbers show the clinics are in higher demand than ever. Brad Kutner reports.
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How unions are playing into this year’s election cycle
Unions are playing an important role in the primary elections now underway. Michael Pope explains.
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More from Jeff Shapiro from his liberal perspective without any balance. He uses Mark Warner’s position on the intelligence committee to mention China and TikTok s as a foothold to say how wacko the Republican Governor is to deny “desperately needed jobs” for the Ford battery plant. When is this dude retiring because a fair journalist he is not.
Where was anything even close to similar enter the Northam administration? It was almost nowhere. I hope my tax dollars aren’t doing much to support this commonwealth version of NPR light. PREVIOUS REVIEWS Dropping my rating to one star because of the repeated presence of Jeff Schapiro without a voice from the opposing side that he occupies. Really Schapiro? Objection to critical race theory from a diverse set of parents is “white resentment”? (or since “critical race theory” in a technical sense doesn’t exist in any public school curriculum 🤥…that’s a lying emoji in case you missed it…how about key negative elements of critical race theory). How about it’s parental resentment at something that further tears at the fabric of society? Like we need more of that in todays times. Previous rating comment… Most of the coverage is pretty good keeping Virginians informed until they touch on politics, especially the gubernatorial race. Terry McAuliffe gets the benefit of the doubt every time and Glenn Youngkin…don’t hold your breath. Anytime McAuliffe does something adverse in the public we get the explanation that he was just in artful. Anytime Youngkin has any sort of setback for anything it’s because he’s so close to Trump or because he’s a Trump supporter. UPDATE Unfortunately I cannot remove the one star to give it zero stars.Jeff Shapiro continues his anti-republican statements and anything that Governor Youngkin does is racially tinged is somehow nefarious or just plain bad for the commonwealth. I don’t understand why the show either doesn’t have him stop displaying his bias or have someone on the show who is from the center right to at least present some equal views.
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This is a great service! I was looking for a little state based political news podcast, and this fits that perfectly. Updates regularly, keeps you informed, and is focused on local issues. Thank you Virginia Public Radio!