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Is the fight over Virginia’s assault weapons ban worth it (for either party)? Original

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By Brad Kutner Verified
| WVTF-FM (Roanoke, VA) Verified
Democrats in the majority in the Virginia General Assembly passed a number of new gun laws during the 2026 session, including a controversial assault weapons ban. Brad Kutner spoke to elected officials involved in the fight to ask a simple question: Is it all worth it? “The answer is yes," said Virginia’s Democratic Attorney General Jay Jones in Petersburg last week when asked if he thought the legal fight over Virginia’s new assault weapons ban was worth it.
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Local enforcers react to Virginia’s new legal marijuana market bill

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By Brad Kutner Verified
| WMRA Public Radio (Harrisonburg, VA) Verified
When Virginia starts its legal marijuana market next July, a number of state criminal laws will change, and local Commonwealth's Attorneys are reviewing the law ahead of those changes. Hanover County Commonwealth's Attorney Mackenzie Babichenko is worried about losing a tool she said was key to public safety: mandatory minimum sentences. “Statistically, the same small group of people seem to be committing crime," Babichenko told Radio IQ.
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Kaine visits Massive Resistance museum in Farmville, points to hope from “Virginia's story” Original

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By Brad Kutner Verified
| WVTF-FM (Roanoke, VA) Verified
Senator Kaine was technically at the Robert Russa Moton Museum in Farmville to check on some HVAC repairs he’d secured federal funding for. About 95 degrees and sunny outside, thankfully it was up and running inside. “Feel that nice cool air,” Cainan Townsend, Moton’s executive director, joked standing over a vent blasting chilly air. The museum is inside Robert Russa Moton High School, considered the student birthplace of America's Civil Rights Movement.
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