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Some Virginians express opposition, some support, for the Dominion-NextEra merger at an SCC hearing… Most localities with the 1% sales tax option for schools on the ballot rejected it on Tuesday… Republican incumbent John McGuire will hold onto his 5th District seat… Jeff Schapiro takes another look at the midterm results in Virginia now that the dust is settling….

JMU and state health officials announce a new program to support maternal and infant health across the Valley… Election officials in Harrisonburg deal with ballot counting issues that affected one city precinct the morning of Election Day… Next on the calendar is Thanksgiving, and we check in with the Kelly Turkey harvest in Crozet….

Tuesday was a big day for Democrats nationwide, but the Blue Wave hit a wall in Virginia’s 6th District, where Republican Ben Cline is reelected… Voters decisively approved of three new amendments to the state’s constitution… Jeff Schapiro surveys the results….

It’s Election Day, and some voters will be asked to vote on a 1% sales tax to finance public school construction… We take a look at the origins of the secret ballot… Archaeologists map a historic cemetery in Harrisonburg….

UVa Health expands its footprint in Charlottesville… Residents in Charlottesville campaign for changes to the development code… What are your rights if federal observers are at your polling place?

Virginia’s Department of Education orders an independent review of Albemarle County Public Schools… Bridgewater College contemplates the meaning of free speech and civic pluralism on campus… Jeff Schapiro surveys the week in politics with the election in its final days… We take a trishaw ride in Winchester, and learn about a new wilderness first aid course….

Strasburg residents gather at an open house to consider a proposed data center… Sabato’s Crystal Ball now rates the race in Virginia’s traditionally red 5th District as a “toss-up”… We profile the candidates for U.S. Senate in Virginia….

An Augusta County jury finds the former owners of Nexus guilty on all charges in their financial exploitation trial… Two JMU students die in unrelated incidents… We explore how the word “gender” has become a point of contention in Ballot Question 2 before voters this fall….

Employees at the Molson Coors brewery in Elkton vote for union… Sentara says it is using AI to assist with patient monitoring and discharges… We investigate competing claims about Virginia’s ballot initiative on reproductive rights….

Prosecutors rest their case against two former Nexus executives… Albemarle County residents push back on Dominion’s plans for new transmission lines… Early voting in Virginia is up, in part due to larger turnout in Democratic areas….

The trial for the executives of Nexus is underway as new allegations have surfaced... Senator Louise Lucas was arrested on federal charges... A new lawsuit is challenging the Trump administrations efforts to have federal agents at the polls... A new Virginia health insurance assistance program aims to close the gap created by the loss of federal subsidies... and we'll have a rundown of the week's news in state government and politics from Radio IQ's Michael Pope and Jeff Shapiro...

We'll explore Virginia's mandatory reporting guidelines in the wake of a string of sexual abuse allegations in Albemarle County Schools... The deadline to register to vote in time for the midterm elections is this week... Virginia's 7th congressional district is expected not to swing this year... And a documentary about a legendary Harrisonburg DIY music venue premiers at the Virginia Film Festival...

Former NEXUS executives go on trial for financial exploitation in Verona… Governor Spanberger explains her opposition to the proposed Dominion – NextEra merger… We take a train ride on the Valley’s “Autumn Special”….

Albemarle County teachers and school board members speak out about the scandals churning in the school system… The money only tells part of the story in the campaigns for the 5th District Congressional seat… SCC staff recommend against the proposed merger between Dominion and NextEra….

Health officials confirm a case of measles at a machine shop in Harrisonburg… One of the founders of Nexus is again arrested for allegedly running up debt in the name of another young man previously in his care… The latest candidate finance data show Democratic candidates in our area continuing to outraise their Republican opponents….