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More protests held on, near Virginia college campuses Also: An interview with Home Cooked host Olivia Weeks on the history of meth.

More than 100 people on three college campuses in Virginia have been arrested since Friday; Richmond FOIA suit; a city transportation department; closed-door Petersburg casino decisions; and early voting in Chesterfield County.

Also: There's another candidate for lieutenant governor in 2025, Henricus Park loses one-third of its funding, and there's an agrihood proposal in Chesterfield County.

Morning Edition host Phil Liles spoke to Professor Chuck Bailey, who heads up the geology department at the College of William & Mary, about the findings.

This week, an in-depth look at city property assessments. How they're done, how they've risen, and what residents can do to appeal them.

Concerns over proposed Chesterfield gas plant; Virginia’s legal relationship with tribes in the commonwealth; a UVA hazing investigation; and industrial menhaden harvesting.

Lego is donating money to help plant more than one thousand native trees at Chesterfield parks; Henrico to contribute to Richmond initiative for the unhoused; Hanover to begin work on its portion of the Fall Line Trail; and the city of Richmond offers Co-Star additional incentives.

Admissible: Shreds of Evidence leads to a state-mandated review of all of the criminal cases where evidence was examined by former lab analyst Mary Jane Burton; Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney drops out of governor's race; and other stories

Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority announces new approach to lease enforcement over outcry over eviction proceedings; Shenandoah Valley point in time count reveals new data; Rep. Don Beyer learns AI; and other stories

Inside Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is a library for patrons.

Richmond’s Economic Development Authority is stepping back up to the plate with more funding for the stadium’s design; City administrators are looking to move forward with demolishing the dilapidated Richmond Coliseum; and Legend Brewing Co. is attracting suitors for more than just its real estate holdings.

Henrico County will begin construction on a one point five million-dollar dam and walking trail near Three Lakes Park; A handful of road closures and parking restrictions ahead of the Ukrops Monument Avenue 10K this weekend have been announced; Richmond mayoral candidates competing in the November election posted campaign finance reports earlier this week.

Virginia's House of Delegates votes to keep budget instead of sending it to Governor Youngkin; GRTC to get $70 million in funding; the City of Richmond to get $10k grant for training birth doulas; and other stories

This weekend, Joanna Lee was named Richmond’s newest poet laureate during the second annual Richmond Poetry Fest; Powhatan State Park is hosting a free monthly nighttime walk to experience owl calls starting this Thursday , and it runs through October; The Environmental Protection Agency issued an air quality permit for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project this month.

Legislation going back to the General Assembly this week could help pave the way for small modular nuclear reactors in Virginia; Fourth District Richmond School Board Member Jonathan Young has stepped down after serving on the panel since 2016; Clothing creators, jewelry makers and models are on tap to celebrate Richmond Fashion Week starting Monday, April 22nd.

Mpox cases are on the rise in Virginia

Administrators’ pitch to change the city’s approach to financing its massive Diamond District development appeared to land receptively with Richmond City Council; an Atlanta-based development firm is seeking Chesterfield County’s approval to tweak a development project in Midlothian; KavaClub looks to finally be on its way to selling its namesake drink; and a West End church is getting ready to go on the move.

Governor Glenn Youngkin this week signed legislation barring Virginia public colleges from withholding students’ transcripts in certain situations; In 2020, two school names that referenced the Confederacy in Shenandoah County were changed; The Hanover County School Board recently introduced a revision to a policy that would allow books to be more easily banned from school libraries.

Also: An update on those final night of vetoes from Gov. Glenn Youngkin; CCPS Superintendent Mervin Daugherty is retiring; Virginia Tech's tuition is increasing; and Richmond's economic development director is leaving.

Virginia is one of only a handful of states with a governor who can amend legislation; Tiny earthquake rocks Central Virginia; Orange County investigating fire at James Madison's Montpelier; and other stories