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Computers are everywhere, even in your car.  And a shortage of computer chips is having a big impact on the auto industry.

Roben Farzad, host of the Full Disclosure podcast, and Weekend Edition host Craig Wright have more on that challenge.

When a parent goes to prison, they’re not the only one being punished. 

Their children may also suffer, and when Mom or Dad is released, returning to family life may be difficult.

Virginia offers several programs to help incarcerated people become full-time parents again. 

Sandy Hausman has that story.

There’s no sign of progress in the negotiations to form a state budget.

So how long can the gridlock go? And can the governor break the logjam?

Jeff Schapiro of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Michael Pope ponder those questions.

The war in Ukraine is prompting some members of Virginia’s Congressional delegation to introduce a range of bills addressing the issue.

Michael Pope reports.

Virginia is filled with Civil War battle sites. That’s nothing new.  But one location has special significance in African American military history.

Sixteen Black soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor for their service in the Civil War and almost every one of those medals was given to men who fought in the Battle of New Market Heights.

Mallory Noe-Payne has more. 

A new United Nations report says countries aren’t cutting greenhouse emissions fast enough to stay below key global climate limits.

Roben Farzad, host of the Full Disclosure podcast, and Craig Wright have more on Virginia’s pace.

Virginia still has large segments of the population that have no access to broadband.

But, as Michael Pope reports, lawmakers are hoping to implement some new laws to change that.

Nearly 400 years after the Rappahannock Tribe was forced from their lands, they will finally return as owners to one of their towns on Fones Cliffs.  

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, herself a member of the Pueblo Laguna Tribe, spoke during the ceremony.  

Pamela D’Angelo was there. 

The war between Russia and Ukraine is impacting much more than gas prices.

Roben Farzad, host of the Full Disclosure podcast, and Craig Wright have more on the potential effect on agriculture here in Virginia and around the world.

One of former Governor Ralph Northam’s signature policy proposals is known as G3 — that’s an investment in community colleges that helps low-income students get in-demand work credentials at little or no cost to them.

This past fall was the first full semester of the program. And as Mallory Noe-Payne reports it bucked the trend of low-enrollment. 

College campuses are emerging as prime destinations for refugee families.  And new building designs are being developed to help save birds.

Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News link.

More now from Fred Echols and Edie Gross.

The negotiations to set Virginia’s budget have entered a new, rather public, phase.

Richmond Times-Dispatch political columnist Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope have more on that.