University of Virginia professor Jalane Schmidt led the child-friendly walk on Friday.
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This year’s primary elections are slated for June 18.
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BizSense Beat is a weekly collaboration between VPM News and Richmond BizSense that brings you the top business stories during NPR's Morning Edition on Fridays.
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The money will help local and regional groups, as well as state agencies.
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A dispute lays at the intersection of voting conspiracies and local politics.
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$100M in state budget intended to offset potential loss of carbon-market funds.
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In a letter to regulators, Equitrans Midstream said it expects the pipeline to be ready to operate in early June.
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Signs installed earlier in National Parks earlier in June asked for feedback on signs "that are negative about past or living Americans." Comments viewed by NPR didn't provide the requested feedback.
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In 2024, 64% of the eligible-voting population turned out, the second highest in 120 years. New data show that even if all those voters who stayed home had voted, Trump would still be president today.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mikhail Chester, professor of engineering at Arizona State University, about how extreme heat affects transportation infrastructure.
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The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted on the flu vaccine, raising concerns about a rarely used preservative. Medical groups worry this will "sow distrust" in vaccines.
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We take a hike in the Maine woods with high school students who've been given the option to hike instead of sit in detention.
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- Recent Hanover museum exhibit examines Brown Grove's history, legacy
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