Monkeypox is affecting a very small portion of Virginians – but officials are still taking the virus seriously.

As Mallory Noe-Payne reports, Virginia’s Department of Health has learned some lessons from early on in the monkeypox outbreak and is now adjusting outreach strategies.

Governor Glenn Youngkin has been in office for less than a year, but his national campaigning has put him in the spotlight ahead of this year’s midterm elections.

Roben Farzad, host of the Full Disclosure podcast, and Craig Wright discuss Youngkin’s national profile.

The Youngkin administration’s guidelines for transgender students led to classroom walkouts across Virginia this week.

Jeff Schapiro of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Michael Pope discuss that and the week that was in state politics.

There are at least 63 large scale solar facilities generating power in Virginia and about twenty more are in the works, but it turns out only a quarter of counties in the state have laws that govern what will happen to those arrays once solar panels stop working. 

Now they’ll be getting some guidance, as Sandy Hausman reports.

Amtrak says Virginians are boarding trains in record numbers.

Roben Farzad – host of the Full Disclosure podcast – and Weekend Edition host Craig Wright discuss that and what it could mean for the future of passenger rail in the Commonwealth.

Senator Tim Kaine and the U.S. Secretary of Energy were in Lexington this week to talk-up the Inflation Reduction Act.

They promised it would be a good deal for consumers and businesses selling solar, wind and other energy sources… that don’t contribute to climate change.  Sandy Hausman spoke with them and filed this report.

Governor Glenn Youngkin is again stumping for candidates in this year’s mid-term elections.

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