4/30/26 - Curious Commonwealth asks: Why doesn’t Virginia have universal preschool?

About this episode

The episode discusses the lack of universal preschool in Virginia and related topics such as renewable energy and voting rights.

Read more from VPM News: Curious Commonwealth asks: Why doesn’t Virginia have universal preschool? 'Plug-in' solar could revolutionize Virginians' at-home renewables Other links: Richmond CAO floats possibility of reducing real estate tax rate next year (The Richmonder) The US Supreme Court strikes another severe blow to the Voting Rights Act (NPR) Here’s what House lawmakers want to require of data centers to keep their sales tax break (Virginia Mercury) Developer drops Digital Gateway appeal, leaving project's fate in doubt (Prince William Times) All four chicks have hatched on Richmond Falcon Cam (WRIC) *This outlet uses a paywall. Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism.

Topics covered

• universal preschool
• education policy
• renewable energy
• real estate tax
• voting rights
• data centers
• local journalism

Keywords

• Virginia
• universal preschool
• renewable energy
• real estate tax
• Voting Rights Act
• data centers
• local journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: VPM News, NPR, Virginia Mercury, Prince William Times

Places: Virginia, Richmond

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