“If an incumbent waits until the last minute and does not file then you have a five day extension of that deadline for anyone to decide if they want to get out there and run,” the Fairfax areas Senator told Radio IQ.

Governor Abigail Spanberger is considering legislation that would change how probation works in Virginia.

Last year, state prisons exceeded their budget for medical care by $23 million, and the number was even higher in 2024.That forced the Department of Corrections to impose a hiring freeze at a time when many facilities are understaffed. The parole board could release more people, but it now has too few members to act.

Virginia voters are now heading to the polls to decide whether the Commonwealth should redraw congressional district lines.

A Harrisonburg staple, Glen’s Fair Price Store, is now preparing to sell their building and auction off their remaining merchandise after 84 years of business.

Cyrus Pace was 38 years old when he became executive director of the Jefferson Center, a former Roanoke high school that was repurposed into a performance venue, a headquarters for numerous nonprofits, and host of music programs for young people. Now, 15 years later, Pace is leaving the Jefferson Center for a new job leading the Academy Center of the Arts, a historic theater in downtown Lynchburg.

Second Amendment advocates aren’t happy about it, but similar laws are working in other states.

The Taubman Museum of Art is celebrating 75 years with more than 200 newly acquired works, architecture tours, and launching an oral history project.

Early voting is getting underway but will the results be allowed to stand? Radio IQ politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

Governor Abigail Spanberger is considering a bill that would reveal the identity of parents who put their children up for adoption.