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Rejoining RGGI, Voting Rights Rulings, and Governor Spanberger's First Week
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Episode Rejoining RGGI, Voting Rights Rulings, and Governor Spanberger's First Week
In this episode of The Virginia Press Room, Michael Pope is joined by:
Kate Seltzer of the Virginia Pilot, covering Virginia's return to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Joe Dodson of Courthouse News, covering a federal judge's ruling that Virginia has been violating a Reconstruction-era law.
Sean McGoey of VPM News, covering how the Spanberger administration has been flexing its powers in its early days.
Plus redistricting maps, photos from the General Assembly, and Brunswick Stew.
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The Virginia Press Room is a weekly podcast that brings listeners the latest insights and analysis on Virginia’s most important stories directly from the journalists covering them. Produced in collaboration by VPM and the Virginia Public Access Project, the series is hosted by journalist and author, Michael Pope and features a rotating cast of reporters from the Virginia press corps.The Virginia Press Room offers a behind-the-scenes look at state politics, policy and the issues shaping communities across the commonwealth from the people who know it best, helping listeners stay informed about what’s happening in their state from the halls of the Capitol to their local neighborhoods.
Links in the notes 10
- https://www.vpm.org/vapressroom
- https://www.pilotonline.com/author/kate-seltzer/
- https://www.pilotonline.com/2026/01/20/virginia-will-rejoin-rggi/
- https://www.courthousenews.com/author/joe-dodson/
- https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-says-virginia-violated-reconstruction-era-law-by-disenfranchising-certain-felons/
- https://www.vpm.org/people/sean-mcgoey
- https://www.vpm.org/news/2026-01-17/spanberger-jones-vadems-doj-uva-vmi-gmu-boards-trump-lawsuits
- https://www.vpm.org/generalassembly/2026-01-16/shaban-athuman-photo-gallery-virginia-legislature-2026-session
- https://www.vpm.org/
- https://www.vpap.org/
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