With the fall campaigns kicking into high gear, with national issues playing big roles on the race for governor.

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

Voters in Northern Virginia are about to decide on a replacement for the late Congressman Gerry Connolly.

Michael Pope has this preview.

Virginia drivers with autism have a new way to communicate with police if they’re pulled over.

It’s called the Blue Envelope program.  DMV officials were in the capitol with Brad Kutner to explain how it works.

Governor Glenn Youngkin has touted his all-of-the-above approach to energy production in the Commonwealth.

That includes the development of small nuclear reactors, as well as the use of fossil fuels and renewable energy sources.

The Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority met Wednesday/this week amid new federal uncertainty.

Dave Cantor has more.

Friday marks the 75^th anniversary of a court ruling that made UVA the first university in the South to integrate. 

Sandy Hausman reports on the student who sued for access to a graduate program in the law school.

Osprey are a sentinel species. Scientists look to them for warnings of problems in the environment that could harm other species including us.

This summer, scientists concerned with a continuing decline of osprey chicks in the Chesapeake Bay are crunching data from Maryland to Virginia to try to pinpoint why.

Pamela D’Angelo reports.

Demand for power has never been higher in Virginia, and the growth of data centers is expected to expand that demand exponentially.

Michael Pope tells us that’s part of the push behind nuclear energy.

Just like humans, horses can get skin cancer. Their faces and eyes can be particularly vulnerable.

As Roxy Todd reports, veterinarians recommend horse owners get their animal an eye mask with UV protection.

Redlining was the government sanctioned practice of segregating and devaluing property in Black neighborhoods, often to the benefit of white neighborhoods.

Outlawed in the 60’s, a new study finds more fallout from redlining continues to impact historically Black communities to this day.  

Brad Kutner has more.

The Labor Day weekend is traditionally when political campaigns kick into high gear, which means that the political ad season is just beginning.

Michael Pope has a preview of how the race for governor will be frequent fixture your TV screens.

Data centers are the fastest growing industry in Virginia, and that means plenty of opportunity for businesses to find ways to work together.

At a recent conference in Richmond, Brad Kutner found out more about how these industries are meeting and growing locally. 

President Donald Trump, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders have one thing in common: they all support the federal government taking shares in some of the country’s biggest private businesses.

And as Brad Kutner found out, those federal acquisitions might come to Virginia sooner than later. 

As summer winds down, political ads on TV are revving up.

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

A new report from Roanoke College has some stark views of the economic outlook.

Michael Pope has details.

Registration of new voters is lagging behind the last election cycle when the governor was on the ballot.

Michael Pope asked some political analysts why.

Governor Glenn Youngkin will leave office with Virginia’s Standards of Learning test results about where he inherited them.

Brad Kutner has this report on what was the term-limited Governor’s last chance to deliver on a campaign promise to improve Virginia’s school test scores.

Humanity has made many scientific discoveries throughout history, many of which have come through sheer luck or coincidence.

Nick Gilmore reports on one such scientific coincidence that is providing vital data to state and federal officials in the New River Valley.

Third-parties have a long history in Virginia, although most of them have not been successful very long.

Michael Pope tells us about the latest attempt.

Roanoke City’s Democratic party has reiterated its support for incumbent Delegate Sam Rasoul.

The endorsement comes after some members of Rasoul’s own party criticized his comments on the conflict in Gaza.

Brad Kutner has this report. 

The Virginia legislature approved state requirements in 2024 for reporting annual deaths in custody numbers. It’s a backstop for a federal law called the Death in Custody Reporting Act.

This summer, the state released its first set of numbers under the new law.

Dave Cantor has more.

Republicans are hoping school choice will be an issue that helps them with voters on the campaign trail this year.

Michael Pope is looking at one district in Lynchburg where the future of public schools will be on the ballot.

Debates between candidates have long been a feature of America’s political campaigns.  But getting candidates to agree to them has become increasingly difficult.

Politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope discuss the impact of that trend on Virginia’s race for governor.

A federal appeals court in Richmond said Virginia’s governor has unfettered discretion when deciding who’s voting rights should be restored. 

Brad Kutner has the details.

Virginia Military Institute has a new superintendent.

VMI’s Superintendent Search Committee conducted interviews this week and a new superintendent was announced late Friday.

Dave Cantor has more.

Virginia’s bottom line and the speeding-up race to November’s election are making headlines.

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

The Virginia Department of Corrections employs more than 11,000 people across the state in positions ranging from nurses to corrections officers.

Getting those positions filled is a challenge, as Dave Cantor reports.

Redistricting is back in the news, just a few years after Virginia completed the process.

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

Over the past weekend, the Rappahannock Indian Tribe gathered with the community of donors, volunteers, federal agencies, conservationists and local people who helped them obtain nearly a thousand acres of ancestral lands high above the river that shares their name.

Pamela D’Angelo reports.

Virginia Commonwealth University’s health system will no longer offer gender-affirming care for minors, according to a recent announcement from the school.

And while other Virginia health care providers may move to restrict care in the future, research shows controversial surgical procedures among trans youth are rare.

Brad Kutner has more.

A judge made his decision, but that doesn’t mean the state’s college leadership controversy is going away anytime soon.

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

The Trump administration’s cuts budget cuts are trickling down to communities in rural Virginia.

In Floyd, the June Bug Center provides afterschool and summer programs for rural kids. But it faces an uncertain future, as Mason Adams reports.

Members of the Chesapeake Bay Commission met Wednesday morning to learn more about managing agricultural land— and how to balance economic and environmental outcomes. 

Dave Cantor has more.

Senate Democrats scored a victory over Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin’s controversial appointments to boards that oversee some of Virginia’s flagship universities. Michael Pope reports.

An Eastern Shore multi-use trail project broke ground this spring. And a pair of proposals aim to create more outdoor recreational opportunities across Virginia.

Dave Cantor has more.

Senate Democrats are taking their fight against controversial higher-ed appointments to court.

Michael Pope was in a Fairfax County courtroom and has more on the arguments.

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.

When former president Joe Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer, Randy Jones was not surprised.  He’s a professor of nursing at the University of Virginia, and he knows that one in eight American men will eventually get the disease. 

There are various treatments that may lead to a cure, but it’s not always easy to decide which one is best. That’s why Jones developed a questionnaire that can help men and their families make a choice that’s right for them. Sandy Hausman has that story.

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.