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Most of Virginia will begin the process of reopening for business Friday, although with strict restrictions from the governor. Michael Pope has this report about one Virginia sheriff who says he won’t cooperate with enforcement.

Most of Virginia is about to start opening back up for business, and groups representing Virginia workers are hoping the governor adopts some emergency regulations first. Michael Pope reports.

Virginia’s farms and seafood processors rely heavily on foreign workers. But the federal visa system to get them is complicated and doesn’t always work, even when there’s not a global pandemic underway. Pamela D’Angelo reports on the difficulty with H-2A visas. Virginia’s farms and seafood processors rely heavily on foreign workers with thousands of visas […]

Virginia is seeing massive amount of unemployment, and massive amount of claims for unemployment insurance. But, some groups are being hit harder than others. Michael Pope reports. Here’s more information from the Commonwealth Institute.

As businesses prepare to reopen on Friday, COVID-19 continues to infect Black and Latinx people at disproportionate rates. Some say the plan is moving too fast and putting communities of color at risk in the process. Cat Modlin-Jackson has the story.

Virginia may be on the verge of opening back up for business, at least most of Virginia. The governor is now moving toward a regional approach. Michael Pope reports.

Covid-19 restrictions are forcing candidates in local elections to come up with new ways of getting their messages out. And summer school in Virginia, if it happens at all, may be different this year. Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News link. […]

Virginia has gotten the green light from federal officials to give extra food money to families in need. As Mallory Noe-Payne reports, more than half a million children in Virginia qualify.

Congress is about to put together another coronavirus relief package, and one member of the Virginia delegation has a suggestion on helping businesses. Michael Pope reports.

Unemployment insurance is temporary, and it’ll eventually run out. That’s why one Virginia congressman is trying to expand it, although not everywhere all in the same way. Michael Pope explains.