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Podcast: VPM Daily Newscast
Episode: 7/21/25 - Sen. Tim Kaine discusses "Big, Beautiful Bill" with Richmond NAACP
Description: Hanover County is tightening rules on new vape and smoke shops, and Richmond Public Schools is kicking off a literacy campaign on Aug. 4 (804 Day).
But... most of today’s episode is tied to the federal clawback of $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and how that will impact Virginians — and public media outlets including VPM News.
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