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Virginia’s economy is on track to contract by the end of 2025, and new numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis showed the U.S. economy declined in the first quarter of 2025.

Millions of dollars in previously awarded federal grants intended for cultural groups across the country have been canceled by the Trump administration. Among the affected organizations are state humanities councils, including Virginia Humanities, which produces the radio show "With Good Reason" and other history and arts programs. WMRA’s Meredith McCool reports.

Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin is considering about a hundred bills that are on his desk right now, and his deadline to take action is at the end of the week. One bill guarantees a right to contraception.

Federal tax incentives and a growing wind industry helped draw LS Greenlink's factory to America. The Trump administration has taken aim at both of them.

The Trump administration has temporarily stopped cancelling student visas, according to a report from the The New York Times. In our broadcast region, the University of Virginia remains the only institution affected by the revocations. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Community leaders and residents convened in Staunton on Saturday, for an annual forum about recent federal policy changes, their local impacts, and what they could do about it. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Governor Glenn Youngkin is expected to make several key environmental decisions this week.

Rabbits are prolific – but their babies are also at risk. Hundreds of them end up at the Wildlife Center of Virginia each spring. Sandy Hausman reports on how to tell when young rabbits are in need of care and what you can do to help.

John Reid doubled down on his intention to stay in the 2025 Lieutenant Governor’s race despite calls from some in his party to step down.

The increased demand reflects a better understanding of addiction in the shadow of increased substance abuse during the pandemic.