Change has been a theme in political news over the past few days.

Politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

The Republican campaign for governor is going through a shakeup this summer.

As Michael Pope tells us, the candidate has a new campaign manager.

Democratic leaders in Virginia’s legislature defended the state’s colleges Thursday morning from what they called attacks by the Trump administration.

The statements come ahead of a legal fight over Governor Glenn Youngkin’s appointments to Boards of Visitors at those same schools.

Brad Kutner has more. 

Trends come and go, and one that’s taken the world by storm has made its way to Virginia.

Labubus are designed loosely after mythical, Nordic monsters the Chinese-born creator embraced after moving to the Netherlands. But the unique sales method used to distribute as Labubus may be playing a part in their success.

Brad Kutner has more. 

Healthcare providers in Virginia are still trying to determine the ramifications of President Donald Trump’s budget reconciliation bill, which he signed into law earlier this month.

Mason Adams has more on the perspective of the state’s free and charitable clinics.

Unemployment claims in Virginia continue to pace ahead of last year.

Michael Pope has the latest.

Trump administration policies are playing out on the other side of the Potomac and across Virginia.

Politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

Mary Jane Burton worked on more than 7,000 cases for the state crime lab between 1973 and 1988. And while it wasn’t common practice at the time, she made sure to save D-N-A evidence that was later used to exonerate 13 incarcerated people.

But research by journalist Tessa Kramer suggests that Burton might have tampered with evidence. So, last year, the state began examining cases that made use of Burton’s work.

Dave Cantor has this update.

Changes to federal food assistance rules could have a dramatic influence here in Virginia.

Michael Pope explains why.

Just over a year ago, Virginia closed four prisons run by the state.

Part of President Donald Trump’s budget bill included billions in new funds for detaining those taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

And in some places, that’s meant reopening old facilities, as Brad Kutner reports.

As Glenn Youngkin heads to Iowa to test the presidential waters, Radio IQ politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope consider the recent history of Virginia governors running for president. 

When cleanup plans were set for the Chesapeake Bay watershed in 2014, the six states, including Virginia, and Washington D.C. set dozens of goals and preferred outcomes.

Most expectations will not be met by the December deadline.

Dave Cantor has more on the discussions one Chesapeake Bay Program committee is currently having about reassessing its plans.

The November election is coming into focus.

Politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

Democrats now have a slate of candidates to take on Republicans this fall, although Michael Pope tells us the primary results from Tuesday’s statewide election were tight.

Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears rallied with supporters in Richmond Tuesday night.

While Democrats waited for primary polls to close, the Republican gubernatorial candidate offered a conservative vision for the Commonwealth. 

Brad Kutner was there.

The Southern Poverty Law Center issues an annual report tracking far-right movements across the country.

Its most recent findings, which were released at the end of May, include information on the militia movement and its connections to the commonwealth.

Dave Cantor has more.

As the Senate works through the budget reconciliation bill, it’s unclear at this time how much funding may be cut from food programs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP.

A draft of the legislation would make states pay a higher portion of SNAP assistance and adds work requirements for recipients.

As Roxy Todd reports, food banks are already seeing an increase in the number of people in need of food assistance, and fewer resources.

With the primaries looming, money is taking center stage in some races.

Politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

Republicans have new leadership in the House of Delegates while Democrats hope to hold onto a Congressional seat.

Politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

President Trump’s pardons reach into Virginia.

Radio IQ politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

A few dozen people gathered at the state capitol in Richmond on Saturday to protest alleged abuses at Wallens Ridge and Red Onion state prisons.

Dave Cantor has more.

The Democratic-led legislature and the Republican governor are still at odds over how federal cuts will impact Virginia.

Radio IQ politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

River cruises are popular around the world.  But for two Virginia men they are also a chance to honor a forgotten part of the Commonwealth’s history – to recall how one boat changed the fate of the state.  

Sandy Hausman has their story.

The pharmaceutical industry generates about 300 million tons of plastic a year to package its products. 

The University of Virginia got to thinking about that problem and has arrived at a partial solution, as Sandy Hausman reports.

A pair of salamanders native to Virginia are up for federal protections under the Endangered Species Act.

But the Trump administration is aiming to redefine how habitat destruction factors into those protections.

Dave Cantor has more on the Eastern Hellbender and the Yellow-spotted woodland salamander.

As the June primaries draw closer, candidates are stepping up their TV ad campaigns.

Virginia Public Radio politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

Ask anyone trying to buy a house in Virginia how the process is going and you’re likely to hear stories of one heartbreak after another.

Brad Kutner found out why it’s so hard to get new housing in Virginia and what both candidates for governor would like to see happen if they win. 

Some of the highest rates of sea level rise in the country are in the Chesapeake Bay region where it’s twice the average annual global rate.

Today, the National Trust for Historic Preservation listed the Pamunkey Indian Tribe’s reservation, on a peninsula in King William County, among its eleven Most Endangered Historic Places in America.

Pamela D’Angelo reports.

By law, Virginia’s largest electric utility must stop emitting carbon by 2045, so Dominion is expanding its solar production. 

One challenge – finding places to put more solar panels. 

Sandy Hausman reports on a novel location in Albemarle County.

Changes to the November ballot and changes to Virginia’s budget are a few of the political headlines from the past few days.

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

The sudden withdrawal of Pat Herrity from the Republican primary for lieutenant governor means the GOP will have no statewide primaries in June.

But Michael Pope tells us that Republicans will have ten primaries for House of Delegates seats.

Governor Glenn Youngkin gave the thumbs up to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies Tuesday.

The remarks came at an agricultural trade conference held in Richmond where the impacts of Trump’s policy were also discussed.

Brad Kutner has more. 

Seven bear cubs are enjoying spring in the wild after growing up at the Wildlife Center of Virginia. 

Reporters are not allowed to witness their release, but Sandy Hausman spoke with one staffer who says the yearlings seemed happy to be free.

Long before he wrote this month’s federal appeals court decision excoriating the Trump administration’s deportation system, Judge Harvie Wilkinson was a noted historian of a pivotal figure in Virginia history.

Michael Pope explains.

Catholics around the world are mourning the passing of Pope Francis.

Brad Kutner spent time at a special mass at a cathedral in downtown Richmond. 

When storms hit, many of us brace, wondering if the power will remain on. Utility companies in Virginia are putting more power lines underground, which can help.

Roxy Todd spoke with a researcher who is looking at whether improved technology may make this cheaper and safer.

The Democratic primary for attorney general might end up being an expensive fight between two big-money rivals.

Michael Pope explains why.

Lots of money talk this week— campaign money, tariff money and state tax money.

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

Virginia Military Institute’s Board of Visitors selected a new president during a special meeting Wednesday.

The position opened up when two members resigned following a vote by the panel to not extend the contract of Superintendent Cedric Wins, the first Black man to hold the post.

Dave Cantor has more.

By now, most adults in this country have had COVID, and about seven percent have lingering symptoms that might be related to the virus. 

Scientists at the University of Virginia are now comparing a number of medications that hold promise for treating it, as Sandy Hausman reports.

The Trump administration’s actions on tariffs, immigration and education are making waves in Virginia.

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

One week after its first screening in Los Angeles, a film that features music from the Waynesboro Symphony will be shown in Charlottesville, Richmond and Northern Virginia.  

It was shot in the Grand Canyon during two epic hikes – one in December and another in June.  

Sandy Hausman has this preview of Granite Rapids Moon.

On Saturday, large protests took place across the U.S. against Trump administration policies.

In one small corner of the rural Northern Neck of Virginia, several hundred people marched on Main Street. Pamela D’Angelo reports.

Members of the Virginia General Assembly and the governor are considering how the Virginia code should adapt to the new world of artificial intelligence.

Michael Pope reports.

As the governorship of Glenn Youngkin begins to wind down, what do events in other states reveal about the race to be his successor?

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

Fire ants have been in eastern Virginia for many years.

As Roxy Todd reports, a new type of fire ant has now been confirmed in parts of Southwest Virginia.

Centrally located along the I-95 corridor between Richmond and Fredericksburg, Kings Dominion amusement park is about to open for its 50th anniversary season. And with it, a new roller coaster.

Brad Kutner was among the first to take a ride. 

President Donald Trump has set off a number of international trade wars in his first weeks in office.

Some in Virginia’s forestry industry hope steps taken by the president will breathe new life into parts of the Commonwealth they feel have been abandoned.

Brad Kutner went to find out more.

A federal judge in Richmond heard oral arguments in a malicious prosecution lawsuit against Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares Tuesday morning.

Brad Kutner was in the courtroom when the judge suggested the dispute might not end as soon as Miyares wants. 

Hair loss is a common complaint, especially among men.  By the age of 60 about two-thirds are bald or have a bald patch. 

Now, scientists at the University of Virginia are working on a possible path to bring back their lost locks as Sandy Hausman reports.