The Commonwealth is seeing rising unemployment, but the war in Iran could actually help the situation.

A proposed extra-high-voltage power line that would run from Campbell County to Culpeper County is drawing active opposition along its possible route. The line would carry 765-kilovolts of electricity, a rarity in Virginia.

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has made many people feel uneasy about the job market and left some small businesses and non-profits wondering what AI might mean for them. Those situations have prompted a new program at the University of Virginia.

Democrats running in the Fifth Congressional District hope to attack the incumbent, John McGuire, for a vote not to extend COVID-era credits that made healthcare coverage affordable for more than 33,000 Virginians. McGuire made a rare public appearance in Charlottesville this week and reporter Sandy Hausman asked about that subject.

No Dominion Energy representative was in attendance at a recent Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority meeting – even as the utility hopes state regulators sign off on a massive merger.

“What we want to do is try and get more young people out there, outdoors, away from their little machines, and seeing mother nature and getting outside,” Fowler told Radio IQ.

Could Virginia soon have a legal marijuana marketplace despite a gubernatorial veto? Michael Pope and Radio IQ Politics Analyst Jeff Schapiro discuss that and the week that was in state politics and government.

The new fiscal year starts next month, but Virginia still has no budget. And leaders in the General Assembly are still divided over what to do about a tax break for data centers.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in its opinion permitting state bans on trans healthcare for minors, pointed to concerns about long term side effects.

June 6th is the 82nd anniversary of D-Day. But Saturday will also mark the 25th anniversary of the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford.