The state Capitol. (Ned Oliver/ Virginia Mercury)
• Youngkin defended his transgender student policies, the state’s new draft history standards and his executive order forbidding the teaching of “inherently divisive concepts” in a town hall hosted by CNN.—Washington Post, Richmond Times-Dispatch
• Newport News authorities have officially ruled out charges against the 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in January. It remains unclear whether the boy’s parents will be charged.—NBC News
• Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who served in the Trump administration, is launching a PAC to urge Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president.—CNN
• “Danville’s revitalization plan faced skepticism, but now it’s a model for other communities. Here’s how the city did it.”—Cardinal News
• A Virginia judge referenced the state’s old laws on slavery in a preliminary ruling that indicated frozen human embryos can be considered property.—Associated Press
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