Virginia Democrats are aiming to tighten the rules around how the state changes its voter rolls; Richmond’s new auditor says he’s started reviewing how many restaurants may be behind on meals tax payments; The Virginia Senate unanimously advanced a bill yesterday to remove Richmond from the list of casino-eligible cities.

Hanover County officials are watching several bills proposed by General Assembly legislators in 2024; A Section of Libbie Avenue in Henrico County is poised for an infrastructure upgradeSportfishing and conservation groups continue to push Virginia to ban menhaden fishing in the Chesapeake Bay.

Some localities have the option to slow deforestation by adopting tree replacement and conservation requirements for construction.

Virginia's General Assembly considering how to set up a retail marketplace for marijuana; How one Richmond restaurant's meals tax bill went fro $10k to $0; and other stories

Several Norfolk families say their children are being robbed, attacked and targeted at school by other students because they are Latino. Some students have left school altogether.

Today's feature is from partner station WHRO; Ryan Murphy has their stories.

GRTC is looking at five sites across the city for the home of its future bus transfer station; A legal drama is beginning to unfold between Virginia Repertory Theatre and one of its co-founders; The pandemic’s effect on office space is leading one downtown Richmond office building to a date with the auction block; and Libbie Mill’s original neighborhood market has closed, though its space won’t sit vacant for long.

Hanover County’s school board received its first look at its potential budget for next fiscal year; The General Assembly is considering legislation that would require courts to reconsider the prison sentences of people serving time for marijuana convictions; Virginia Senator Tim Kaine has been trying to get the United States Postal Service to fix delivery issues that have affected people throughout the state.

On Monday night, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney delivered his final State of the City address; A group of Virginia Delegates killed two bills aiming to establish statewide best practices for police technology; Fairfax Delegate Kathy Tran is sponsoring a bill to bring motorized all-terrain wheelchairs to state parks. 

Our top stories today include pieces on legislation out of the General Assembly, a newly rebuilt library in Chesterfield and a six-day schoolweek pilot in Hopewell.

Our top audio stories today include pieces on proposed General Assembly legislation, a potential new location for GRTC’s Richmond transfer station and how one Virginia lawmaker is trying to set up standards for interrogation interviews.