Sandy Hausman
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The Trump administration’s annual budget contains a record $1.5 trillion dollars for defense – an increase of 44%, while cutting support for the EPA in half. Here in Virginia, individuals and groups are still working to improve the environment and create sustainable ways of doing things. Later today, UVA will present Sustainability Leadership Awards to 15 of them as Sandy Hausman reports.
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Multiple court cases could impact Virginia voters and their election districts.Radio IQ Politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government. -
In early April, Lynchburg’s head of finance shared that Liberty University had plans to nearly double its number of on-campus students, news she and the city manager had delivered to bond rating agencies.But university officials say it’s not true. -
The rescue and sanctuary got notice its lease won’t be renewed in August. -
The Ford broke the U.S. record for the longest post-Vietnam War deployment, a nearly 10-month span after leaving Naval Station Norfolk in June. -
Virginia is about to get a handful of new laws to crack down on debt collectors. -
Virginia’s Department of Corrections is the most expensive agency in the state, costing taxpayers more than $1.5 billion a year, but few people know what goes on behind prison walls. To change that, a non-profit group is coordinating a pen pal program designed to educate the public and provide support for inmates who are lonely. -
It’s been 250 years since Thomas Jefferson penned America’s Declaration of Independence, but Jefferson’s reputation as a hero might have been tarnished by one incident that occurred on June 4th, 1781. -
Researchers across Appalachia are trying to better understand how survivors of Hurricane Helene are doing, years after their lives were uprooted by flooding. -
A grassroots group in the Harrisonburg area, mostly led by retirees, has educated the public about climate change and advocated for solutions for 18 years. This spring, they decided to disband, and pass the environmental baton to other organizations that have sprouted up. -
In March, Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, appointed eight new members to the board — a 21-person panel established in 2021.
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