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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.

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.