There’s been plenty of talk about the lack of action on Virginia’s state budget.

Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

Virginia is about to enter a new fiscal year Saturday in a state of uncertainty.

Michael Pope has the latest on the budget standoff.

Miners in Southwest Virginia have high rates of advanced black lung disease. The largest cluster of cases ever reported was in Virginia in 2018.

Now, federal regulators could be close to releasing new rules that will help protect miners, as Roxy Todd reports.

Healthcare in the United States is more expensive per person than anywhere else in the world.

On the front lines of medicine, nurses sometimes see better, cheaper ways to do things.  So the University of Virginia is training them on how to sell their ideas to management as Sandy Hausman reports.

The latest round of economic data from the Virginia Employment Commission illustrates a tale of two Commonwealths. Michael Pope explains.

For decades, scientists have known that physical movement is good for our brains.

Now, researchers are looking at how some types of exercise—like dance—may have special benefits for brain development.

Roxy Todd reports.

This week, justices on the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a case filed by a Virginia veteran.

Michael Pope reports the outcome could have sweeping consequences.

Now that the primary voting is over, attention turns to November’s General Election and some of the big donors funding the campaigns.

Michael Pope has more.

It’s been two years since Virginia revised its rules for about 60,000 people who were sentenced to probation by Virginia courts. 

Sandy Hausman reports that the changes made by state lawmakers appear to be working well.

Several incumbent senators will not be returning to Richmond next year.

Michael Pope has more on the fallout from Tuesday’s primaries.

Last week, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed legislation which will bring sports betting to his state by next year.  There are now more states with legalized sports betting than without.

Roben Farzad, host of public radio’s Full Disclosure, and Craig Wright talk about the growth in acceptance of this once taboo activity, and the economic implications both regionally, as well as across the country.

Last week, Governor Glenn Youngkin made good on his campaign pledge as the Virginia State Air Pollution Board voted to remove the commonwealth from RGGI – the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. 

Roben Farzad, host of public radio’s Full Disclosure, and Craig Wright talk about what it means for energy providers, consumers — and the economics of climate change.

The debt ceiling legislation is creating some unusual splits in Virginia’s Congressional delegation.

Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.