Richmond's Morning News with Rich Herrera

Atop the 8 o'clock hour this Wednesday morning, we check in with friend of the show, former State Senator Amanda Chase.  John and Amanda discuss the General Assembly's reconvention that starts today (for the sake of reviewing Governor Youngkin's amendments to legislative proposals), and how important this session is and should be to everyday Virginians/taxpayers.

Next up this Wednesday AM is Bandele McQueen, Vice President of The Warrenton Group.  Now that Richmond is (surely) out of the casino sweepstakes, John talks to Bandele about the initiative to bring -- and case for -- a casino to the Petersburg area.

Happy Hump Day, everyone!  Our interview segments today begin with Munir Rassiwala, an owner/operator of a series of convenience stores in Central Virginia.  John and Munir discuss the prospective ban of skills games at stores like his.  (Munir opposes any such ban and indicates that it would be devastating to convenience store owners/operators, economically.)

For the latest installment of "Giving Tuesday," John talks to Becky Anthony, one of the organizers of Virginia Garden Week (which will be this coming week here in April).

At the bottom of the 8 o'clock hour this Tuesday morning, we hear from Don Bramer, Chairman of the Bramer Group.  John and Don discuss Iran's air strike against Israel, and what the proper assessment of/response to the situation should be.

Atop the 8 o'clock hour, John talks to 8NEWS Reporter Dean Mirshahi about ongoing issues/efforts to obtain public records from the City of Richmond.

At the bottom of the 7 o'clock hour, John talks to Ryan Dunn, Executive Director of the Virginia Dental Association.  Ryan tells John about the need for more hygienists throughout the Commonwealth and what is happening to try to address the problem/shortage.

To start with this (electronically chaotic!) morning, we talk to our good friend -- and host of the new podcast, The Job Judge -- Karen "I'll be the judge of that!" Michael, also of Karen Michael Consulting.  John and Karen discuss (verbose) new policy from the EEOC entitled the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act -- with Karen describing how hard being an employer is today, given government's extensive regulation of the workplace.

Last this morning, John talks to Wawa Virginia Area Manager Chris Adams, who discusses the company's 60th anniversary and plans to celebrate it.

Also given that today is Monday, we check in with the esteemed Jim Bacon, of Bacon's Rebellion, regarding the stories that his website is covering/reporting on.  This week, the focus of conversation between John and Jim is Newport News' Richneck Elementary School, where a six-year-old student had shot his teacher early last year.