Both major political parties in Virginia have objected to the politicization of public universities’ Board of Visitors. And on her first day in office, Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger issued an executive order to study how selections to those positions are made.

During the 1940s, 23 Black families in Pulaski County signed a historic lawsuit, fighting for equal education for their children. Their story is the focus of a new documentary.

Nearly half of Virginia's college graduates leave the state within five years of receiving their degrees, a circumstance that Governor Abigail Spanberger has identified as a point of concern.

Public health experts agree – it’s not if but when. Mankind will see another pandemic, and a team of scientists at the University of Virginia hopes to be ready with a new way of making vaccines. It’s faster and less expensive than anything now available as Sandy Hausman reports.

The Senate initially rejected a bill to legalize online gaming, a major priority for companies like DraftKings and FanDuel. But when three of the senators in opposition were out of the chamber, the senator who introduced the bill asked for another vote and it passed.

As for the rest of the Virginia GOP, Delegate Wren Williams said votes against the legal market likely represent the values of their constituents.

The 2026 General Assembly session hit its halfway point this week. Michael Pope and Radio IQ Politics Analyst Jeff Schapiro take a look at the session so far and the week that was in state politics and government.

Roanoke hosted a grand opening of a first-of-its-kind-in-the-world facility on Thursday.

Delegate Cliff Hayes said assessing the risk each AI bill could have on federal funding was a collaborative effort; even Governor Abigail Spanberger’s office was involved.

Small business groups and Virginia farmers are sounding the alarm ahead of any bills’ final passage.