20 episodes

The WMRA Daily brings you the latest local, regional and statewide news for the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia.

WMRA Daily Bob Leweke

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    • 4.6 • 5 Ratings

The WMRA Daily brings you the latest local, regional and statewide news for the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia.

    WMRA Daily 5/8/24

    WMRA Daily 5/8/24

    UVa’s president and police chief explain why they called in state police to remove protesters… This year’s congressional candidates are spending lots of money, but there’s little transparency about how it’s being used… Populations in some rural Virginia counties are growing, bucking a decade-long trend of population decline in those areas….

    • 12 min
    WMRA Daily 5/7/24

    WMRA Daily 5/7/24

    Senator Tim Kaine talks about his effort to address the hospital staffing crisis… 5th District Republican Bob Good wants to “defund NPR”… Leaders of the General Assembly’s finance committees meet with Governor Youngkin in hopes of a budget compromise….

    • 8 min
    WMRA Daily 5/6/24

    WMRA Daily 5/6/24

    UVa calls in state police to forcibly remove anti-war protesters from Grounds… Can Virginia increase education funding by $1 billion without raising taxes?... As weather-related power outages across Virginia increase, we explore some of the changes needed to protect the power grid….

    • 10 min
    WMRA Daily 5/3/24

    WMRA Daily 5/3/24

    Early voting begins in the Commonwealth, a day-long celebration of the arts takes over downtown Harrisonburg, and there’s a new law encouraging nuclear energy.

    • 11 min
    WMRA Daily 5/2/24

    WMRA Daily 5/2/24

    A new resource to help families fight being evicted from their homes, continued protests on campuses across the commonwealth, and a conversation with an award-winning Harrisonburg novelist.

    • 13 min
    WMRA Daily 5/1/24

    WMRA Daily 5/1/24

    More than 100 arrests made during peace protests on Virginia college campuses, work to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking water, and a look at the history of methamphetamine in the United States.

    • 15 min

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An excellent Daily news compendium

Focused on Harrisonburg, the Valley, Charlottesville, and the Commonwealth.

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