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This week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Trump administration's attempts to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti and Syria in cases with far-reaching implications for the entire TPS program. Local advocates plan to rally with allies from across the country outside the courthouse. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Governor Abigail Spanberger was in Roanoke Monday as she continues to put her signature on pieces of legislation sent to her by the General Assembly. The focus at the Roanoke Higher Education Center — which provides more than 100 training programs — was on bills that will help bolster career and technical education.

Biscuits & Beans, a new cat cafe in Winchester, opened its doors on April 1. Like other such places popping up, the cafe allows visitors to grab some coffee, and after making a reservation, greet the feline citizens. Or even adopt one. WMRA’s Ayse Pirge reports.

Monday morning’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court of Virginia touched on a number of issues, but one stand out was the authority the legislature has to call a special session.

Democrats in the General Assembly created a partisan map to harm Republicans, and then the Supreme Court of Virginia declared it was unconstitutional. That's what happened in 1932, when the court threw out the congressional map three weeks before the November election.

The murder-suicide of a former state official and his wife reveals a common thread in family violence

Ken Cuccinelli said the timing is a problem because the Virginia constitution requires an intervening election to have occurred.

One woman stood before eight VMRC commissioners asking them to pause industrial fishing in the Chesapeake Bay, pitting her against a corporate giant and the village that fishes for them.

Virginians will soon have access to paid family leave. But, what happens to a bill that would implement paid sick leave is up to the governor.

Radio IQ politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.