Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger’s cabinet is coming into focus.Radio IQ politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

The plan theorizes over $700 in savings per ratepayer by 2030.

A new poll reveals a partisan dimension to what people think about opinion research.

Proposed legislation would allow the National Flood Insurance Program to fund dismantling or relocating at-risk coastal structures.

Elbit Systems of America will expand its Roanoke County manufacturing facility. The $30 million dollar expansion is expected to create nearly 300 new jobs. The news is just the latest twist at a defense-industry facility that goes back 66 years.

Paid family and medical leave is one of the issues at the top of the agenda for Democrats who run the Virginia Senate.

Virginia’s governor-elect, Abigail Spanberger, has asked UVA’s Board of Visitors to suspend its search for a new president. Students and faculty have joined the chorus, but as Sandy Hausman reports an official search committee says it’s pushing ahead.

The first African slaves came to this country in 1609, and Virginia would become the center of bondage. By the 1850’s, eight to ten-thousand people were auctioned in Richmond each year. One of those sold into slavery at the age of 12 was a young woman named Mary Ann. This fall, a statue of her was unveiled in northern England.

Environmental groups said the update falls short on several targets, but is critical to moving forward with a shared vision.

If you’re not using humidifiers correctly, you may be breathing in toxic minerals, according to Andrea Dietrich, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech.