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- On Tuesday night, The Grandin Theatre in Roanoke will premiere four new films. But they’re not from Hollywood. They’re the projects of students in the Grandin Theatre Film Lab.
- Schools across Virginia may soon become hubs for social services.
- We’re moving closer to Virginia’s Congressional primaries. And there’s new suspicion Glenn Youngkin might be angling for a new job.Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.
- Virginia Senator Tim Kaine says he hopes government agencies ensure the Mountain Valley Pipeline is safe before granting authorization to begin running gas. On a call with reporters Thursday, Kaine said he’s frustrated Congress fast-tracked MVP last summer.
- Accessory dwelling units, sometimes called “mother-in-law suites,” allow family, friends or tenants to move into an already occupied lot.
- A raft of hypothermia hospitalizations and other questionable conditions at a Virginia prison uncovered in a recent report deserve further scrutiny, leading Democratic state lawmakers said this week.
- During the past year, a group of Vietnam veterans, most in their 70’s, shared their stories and photos through an exhibit at the Virginia War Memorial. As the exhibit ends at the War Memorial, there are plans to bring it to more Virginians.
- One Virginia congressman wants more transparency from groups working on artificial intelligence.
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- The Mountain Valley Pipeline says it hasn’t yet completed construction on their 303 mile natural gas pipeline through West Virginia and Virginia, and has set their new in-service target date to early June. The pipeline company had earlier planned to be in service by the end of this month.
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