Richmond City Council votes on city budget and collective bargaining agreements; more than $490,000 in funding headed to Positive Youth Development programs in Richmond; and other stories

Virginia’s budget debate ended Monday after months of ups and downs; The Louisa County Board of Supervisors reversed its decision to withdraw funding from Piedmont Virginia Community College over showing a film called “Israelism"; The Shenandoah County school board voted on Friday to restore the names of Confederate officers to two public schools.

Morning Edition host Phil Liles toured the downtown facility and spoke to CEO Stacy Brinkley.

City Council voted to approve a new financing plan for the redevelopment of the Diamond District; In a bid to continue growing their fan base, the Tri-City Chili Peppers are turning off the lights; and the winners of this year's RVA Power Women awards have been announced.

Plus: Henrico business growth

The full council will vote next week. Also: Dawn Page isn't running for reelection to the Richmond School Board.

Virginia’s special budget session for the next two fiscal years starts Monday, May 13.

Some charges dropped in Otieno death; Rep. Bob Good wants to defund NPR; MVP’s burst pipe; and a new marine science degree at W&M.

The Virginia senator is sponsoring two bills to ease health care worker shortages

Henrico County is looking to use the Arcadia project in Varina as a model for affordable housing; Henricus Historical Park will not be getting funding support from Henrico County in the coming fiscal year; and two new pizza locations are coming to downtown Richmond.

Also: a proposal for Hanover's largest solar farm; Roanoke NIMBYs; VCU students discuss recent Gaza protests; statewide eviction help; and rural population growth.

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 during pro-Palestine protests since Friday.

Just under 100 protesters were arrested and charged throughout Virginia over the weekend.

New USGS research shows a connection between the natural disaster and climate change.

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; and other stories

Also: 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.