Harrisonburg residents braved the snow and cold Saturday to protest Republican tax plans… DuPont will pay millions to restore contaminated land around the South River through Waynesboro… and, state Republicans meet for their annual summit in Bath County, and try to figure out what went wrong for them in November….

On Saturday [December 9, 2017] afternoon several dozen people gathered on Court Square in Harrisonburg to rally against current Republican attempts at tax reform . WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports.

The state’s water control board approves the Mountain Valley Pipeline through southwestern Virginia, and they’ll decide on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline early next week… how Virginia taxpayers are going to take a hit if the tax bill in Congress becomes law… and, we tour a tiny monument to Harriet Tubman in Harrisonburg….

On an out-of-the-way street corner in Harrisonburg, a tiny building commemorates a legend of American history, and represents the struggle to heal the nation’s racial divide. WMRA’s Mike Dolzer reports.

Another report is released on Charlottesville’s response on August 12 th … Democrats say their gains on Election Day mean more gun regulations are on the way… And, a new tax bill in Congress could affect education funding in Virginia….

Election officials prepare for recounts in several House of Delegates races, and the outcome will determine which party has the majority… Invisibilia producer Lulu Miller trains her eye on the history of eugenics in Virginia… and, many say the teacher shortage in Virginia is now a crisis….

Lulu Miller, former Radiolab producer and co-founder and co-host of Invisibilia on NPR, is currently a fellow at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities to write her book: Why Fish Don’t Exist, looking at how we categorize the world. Virginia performed the second-highest number of forced sterilizations in the country, and a chapter in her book focuses on the not-so-old practice of eugenics. WMRA’s Marguerite Gallorini reports.

Some experts say the teacher shortage in Virginia is now a crisis. And not only is there a downward trend in enrollment in teaching curriculums overall, but the lack of African-Americans in that field is even more alarming at a time when diversity in classrooms is becoming increasingly necessary. WMRA’s Marguerite Gallorini has this overview.

Former U.S. Attorney Tim Heaphy delivered his report on the August 12th events in Charlottesville to City Council last night. WMRA’s Jordy Yager has more.

Charlottesville citizens react angrily to the presentation of a report on the city and police response to August 12 th … the U.S. Supreme Court lets Trump’s Muslim travel ban go forward, but one of the challenges to that policy will be heard this Friday in Richmond….