Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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Virginia News
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The former car dealership owner beat out other primary challengers in a three-way race that tested former President Donald Trump's influence over Ohio GOP voters.
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Nearly 97% of voting-age U.S. citizens now live in a state with some form of early voting, according to a new report.
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Improving transportation infrastructure takes time, meetings — and a group activity.
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Colonial Downs, which owns Rosie's, plans to expand hours in Dumfries and Richmond.
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The governor made clear he would continue trying to advance the $2B arena plan.
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Designer Ethel Bailey Furman was among the first Black women in Virginia to work as an architect.
NPR News
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At issue was whether school systems are required to provide parents with an "opt-out" option when parents claim their religious beliefs conflict with their children's course material.
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There's a rise of pronatalism in our politics and our culture. Is a falling birth rate an issue?
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Siding with the government on Friday, the court upheld the Affordable Care Act, allowing the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to continue determining which services will be available free of cost to Americans covered by the Affordable Care Act.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep and UVA Law School professor Amanda Frost discuss how the Supreme Court decision on birthright citizenship could apply to states.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep and Domenico Montanaro discuss the decision
Arts & Culture
- Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
- Recent Hanover museum exhibit examines Brown Grove's history, legacy
- On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad
- How did Chesterfield County’s charter get lost so many times?