Governor Abigail Spanberger continues to react to the growing data center industry – this week asking Congress to do its part in reining the facilities in. Michael Pope and Radio IQ Politics Analyst Jeff Schapiro discuss that and more in the week that was in state government and politics.

“If it really isn’t going to be this burdensome thing then they should have an opportunity to hear from families about how it is going to work for them,” Delegate Cohen said.

Roanoke city public schools have been adding solar panels for years. And now the school system is becoming an early adapter of another technology: batteries.

One in three Americans use artificial intelligence chatbots for medical advice, according to a study by KFF. A cyber security expert warns we should be cautious about where we share medical information.

Rising costs and a bleak job market are pushing some to consider leaving the region.

Mail theft check washing is a kind of financial fraud involving criminal rings that steal paper checks from the mail then rewrite them to steal funds.

The University of Virginia’s Center for Public Safety and Justice is devoted to the study of policing in a democracy. As part of that program, it invites chiefs of police and sheriffs to learn about the role of local law enforcement during the Nazi era.

The move from the court comes as Virginia faces record food insecurity and legislators debated the President’s changes to the program Wednesday morning.

Universities train many students in biotech and life sciences. Some have promising ideas for improving human health, but they need help to start a company that can turn those ideas into products or services. Richmond, Roanoke, Blacksburg and Charlottesville have organizations to do just that.

The president specifically took aim at stormwater fees, though they are not tied to the repealed directive.