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Frustration with McGuire drives both sides of 5th Congressional District primary 

WATCH: Richmond Coliseum’s days are officially numbered (YouTube) 

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Cyclosporiasis Surveillance and Investigation (Virginia Department of Health) 

Virginia needs more nurses. Training them requires more than adding classroom seats (WHRO) 

Efforts to reform federal drug pricing program 340B continue with new report, proposed CMS rule (Virginia Mercury) 

Documents: Former RPS facilities director was paid for six weeks after investigation due to rejected resignation (The Richmonder) 

New Kent leaders poised to strike down proposed data center district (Richmond Times-Dispatch)* 

‘Oyez, oyez.’ Supreme Court’s last official crier is dead at 102. (The Washington Post)* 

Virginia approves historical marker to the song that inspired a generation of rock stars (Cardinal News) 

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Virginia Democrats question DOJ's plan to monitor primaries in two counties 

MASS Design Group chosen as winner of Swords into Plowshares project 

Virginia Holocaust Museum launching portrait series 

On the agenda: Richmond City Council retreat, budget talks 

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Preventable Missed Court Hearings Cost Virginia More Than $3 Million Per Year (Pew Research Center) 

State may have inadvertently created a 1-year gap with no cannabis laws, but language was fixed after concerns arose (Cardinal News) 

Richmond police accessed public housing surveillance cameras 827 times in 11 months (Richmond Times-Dispatch)* 

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VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Jonathan Spiers discuss the Richmond region's top business stories starting with an update on the Gilpin Court redevelopment, the merger of two local printing firms and the planned expansion of Morty's Market & Deli.

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Seven Democrats jockey for position in 1st Congressional District primary 

State commission pauses vote on closing Petersburg medical facility

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Richmond's safety-net clinics squeezed by surge in uninsured patients (The Richmonder)

Judge rules Virginia gun law injunctions apply statewide (12 On Your Side)

An ICE detainee sought treatment for mental illness. He died in a struggle with guards. (The Washington Post)*

Virginia’s new liquor law reshapes rules for Richmond bar-restaurants (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*

Virginia budget expands Medicaid access to sickle cell gene therapy (WHRO) 

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Candidates in 4th Congressional District prepare for November general election 

Hashmi asks state regulators to postpone Dominion–NextEra merger 

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49 people were arrested in a joint operation between the Greene County Sheriff and ICE, a week before a new state law would have restricted cooperation (Charlottesville Tomorrow) 

Virginia ranks among top states for highway safety and mobility benefits, but challenges remain (Virginia Mercury) 

The City Council ordered a change to medical 911 calls in 30 days. The Avula administration wants more time to prep (The Richmonder) 

Trump pardons for Jan. 6 rioters don't apply to DC pipe bomb suspect (The Associated Press) 

Hoping to see Maymont's river otters? Now you can do so from home (Richmond Times-Dispatch)* 

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Harding, Ollivant, Smithers vie for GOP nomination in 7th Congressional District

WATCH: Cville Downtown Mall's 50th Anniversary (YouTube)

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Culpeper’s free clinic starts peer recovery program (WMRA)

Rare corpse flower blooms at Norfolk Botanical Garden (WHRO)

Richmond officials pursue voter referendum on new sales tax for schools (The Richmonder)

Virginia joins multistate push against ICE rollback on detainee death reporting (Virginia Mercury)

CSX begins to remove grain from James River following derailment (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*

Petersburg federal prison to close low security unit (The Progress-Index)* 

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Extreme heat foils July 4th fireworks at Dogwood Dell 

Democrats Hylton, Crosby vie to complete Chesterfield board term 

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How Virginia became the world’s data center capital and how it’s going (Virginia Mercury)  

City Council could weigh referendum to establish new tax to fund school construction (Richmond Times-Dispatch)* 

Former historic Black church tied to Richmond's Civil Rights Movement destroyed by fire (WTVR) 

Va. Supreme Court panel denies request to combine assault weapons ban cases (12 On Your Side) 

Styrofoam food containers now banned at all Virginia restaurants (WHRO) 

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State budget delivers unexpected $15M for Richmond Coliseum demolition 

Two Central Virginia school districts exit Head Start 

On the agenda: This week in Central Virginia public meetings 

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Vindman, Spanberger secure federal Disaster Declaration for Virginia growers affected by ‘unprecedented’ spring freezes (Fredericksburg Free Press)

John Adams despised one Virginian in particular, calling him ‘obscene,’ ‘profane’ and ‘impious.’ It wasn’t Jefferson. (Cardinal News)

America Made in Virginia: 250 Years Together (PBS)

How Metro got its groove back (The 51st) 

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‘Policy Matters’ is your window into Virginia politics with VPAP. It's our monthly roundup of the top political headlines from across Virginia, powered by VPAP’s daily e-newsletter, VaNews.

In this episode we chat with VPAP's Executive Director Cat Anthony about the newly approved state budget, the retail cannabis market, new guns laws, and the upcoming election.

You can follow along and stay up to date on the latest developments at vpap.org.

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Charlottesville celebrates a half-century of the Downtown Mall 

How to beat the heat during Central Virginia's early July heat wave 

WATCH: Virginia's Budget Deal in 60 Seconds? (YouTube)  

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Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War 

Liberty or Death 

Wilder: An American First 

Witness to a Century 

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