The United States Supreme Court allows a Northern Virginia governor’s school to continue its new admissions policy – for the time being, the General Assembly reconvenes on Wednesday for a special session, including consideration of several amendments. One from Governor Glenn Youngkin involves marijuana, and a new book sheds possible light on the mystery surrounding the murder of two women in Shenandoah National Park in 1996.

Attorney General Jason Miyares calls for greater transparency on the bench, house of Delegates Minority Leader Eileen Filler-Corn faces a challenge from inside her party, the Cheroenhaka Nottoway Tribe marks the 309th year of its treaty with the English Crown, and people with several non-governmental and non-profit organizations talk about the hundreds of Afghan refugees who have settled locally.

Short jail sentences proposed for two Virginia Beach men involved in the January 6 riot, a gunman opens fire in the nation’s capital, and the American Lung Association says our area has some of the cleanest air in the country…

Charlottesville police continue to arrest Black people in numbers disproportionate to their population... Today is Earth Day, so we’ll take a look at an effort to turn a landfill into a garden in Shenandoah County, and we’ll review how Virginia’s decades-old fight against litter is going… And it’s Friday, so of course we have our weekly review of Virginia politics….

High marks for air quality in our area, from the American Lung Association… A new COVID test from a company based in Charlottesville… What will the General Assembly do with the governor’s amendment to a bill limiting solitary confinement?

A Black former employee of the iHeartMedia group in Harrisonburg alleges his white supervisor lied about his behavior and performance to management, and he’s still waiting for the company to investigate… UVa studies how the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines compare… An aide at an elementary school in Stuarts Draft is chosen as one of Virginia's two nominees for a national award….

The head of Montpelier fires staff in apparent retaliation for criticism of barring slave descendants from having a role in running the site… A Norfolk-bound cargo ship stuck in the Chesapeake Bay for a month is finally free … Roben Farzad joins us to discuss the importance of computer chips in your car….

The mother of Charlottesville teenager Xzavier Hill, shot dead by two State Police officers last year, files a wrongful death lawsuit against them… A look at some of the governor’s vetoes, including bills on truck safety and medical debt collection… Fatal drug overdoses in Virginia are on track for another record-breaking year….

A new state program benefits both farmers and families that are food insecure… If you were hoping that the governor and lawmakers would come together this week in a spirit of compromise and cooperation, you were probably disappointed, and we have our weekly analysis of Virginia politics… And then, we go fishing!....

After Governor Youngkin vetoes a bunch of bills, negotiations over the state budget are in the doldrums… Meanwhile, the issue of cops using facial recognition technology is not yet resolved… In a follow-up report on methamphetamines, we talk with practitioners helping addicts end their dependence on the drug….