State regulators have approved increases in what Dominion can charge customers. The average household will pay $11.24 per month more next year. Rates for Appalachian Power have also been rising. Some people blame data centers for the increase, but as Sandy Hausman reports, other factors are causing energy costs to spike.
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Members of the General Assembly are about to start balancing the books for a new budget. They may consider a proposal that could bring more cash flow to localities across the state.
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Whenever there‘s a mass shooting in this country, the question is why. Often the answer is complicated. That’s certainly the case in Charlottesville where a UVA student killed three members of the football team and wounded two others. Craig Wright spoke with reporter Sandy Hausman who covered the trial of Christopher Darnell Jones, Jr. for RadioIQ.
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A judge in Charlottesville has handed down five life sentences to Chris Jones – the man who admits to killing three members of the UVA football team and wounding two other students as they returned from a field trip. Sandy Hausman was in the courtroom and filed this report.
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Spanberger, Democratic leadership set to inherit drastically different budget thanks to federal cutsDemocratic Majority Leader Scott Surovell and his compatriots were holed up at Radford University through Friday.
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Barring judicial intervention, Virginia’s law is set to go into effect January 1st.
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Labor politics might end up being a flashpoint in the upcoming General Assembly session.
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Abigail Spanberger isn’t governor yet, but she’s wasting no time on the gubernatorial transition. Michael Pope and Jeff Schapiro – Radio IQ Politics Analyst – discuss that and the week that was in state politics and government.
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A clinical psychologist testified today that the man responsible for killing three members of the UVA football team and wounding two other students was not insane but did suffer serious mental illness. Sandy Hausman reports on what may have led to that tragedy three years ago.
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Commercial building owners and local governments in Southwest Virginia can apply for funding to do weatherization and other building upgrades to lower energy costs.
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