All Episodes

7/7/26 - State budget includes $15M for long-awaited Richmond Coliseum demolition

7/6/26 - Virginia's budget includes $15M for Richmond Coliseum demolition

Policy Matters: July 2, 2026

7/3/26 - Virginia celebrates American independence

7/2/26 - Richmond area residents asked to conserve water

7/1/26 - Virginia returns to RGGI

6/30/26 - Virginia’s governor and lawmakers come to budget agreement

06/29/26 - State lawmakers back in Richmond to resolve budget amendments

6/26/26 - State budget eliminates waitlist for government-subsidized childcare

6/25/26 - Richmond Public Schools, union reach impasse on collective bargaining

6/24/26 - Curious Commonwealth asks: Where did that Oregon Hill bear come from?

6/23/26 - Virginia lawmakers approve the state’s budget

6/22/26 - General Assembly reaches $207B budget deal

BizSense Beat: Short Pump, Amazon, Joyfield Flats, Dutch Bros

6/18/26 - Early voting begins today for most of Virginia

6/17/26 - General Assembly, Gov. Spanberger add retail weed to state budget

6/16/26 - UVA Health names new hospital CEO

6/15/26 - Virginia House posts state budget draft

BizSense Beat: Greyhound Station, Innsbrook housing, Buskey Cider

6/12/2026 - State regulators get six months to review Dominion–NextEra deal

6/11/26 - Mussels return to South Anna River after 200 years

6/10/26 - Cultural study to examine 2 historic African American burial sites in Richmond

6/9/26 - Chesterfield landfill cleanup cost could top $170M

6/8/26 - Richmond pauses new Woodville ES building

BizSense Beat: Diamond District dispute, Fortune 500, Lady Chiller

6/5/26 - Judge halts universal background checks on Virginia private gun sales

6/4/26 - Retail cannabis in Virginia could still become reality

6/3/26 - Voting rights restoration stuck in limbo for some convicted felons

6/2/26 - Hanover supervisors veto large data center project

6/1/26 - Virginia Tech’s BOV set to meet after rector refuses Spanberger’s request to resign

Policy Matters: May 28, 2026

BizSense Beat: Diamond District, Swift Creek Mill Theatre, Field Trip Bikes

5/29/26 - Spanberger ousts head of Virginia Tech’s BOV

5/28/26 - New work requirements disqualify many for food stamp benefits

5/27/26 - Curious Commonwealth asks: Why was Colonial Beach known as “Las Vegas on the Potomac”?

5/26/26 - Novel set in 2020 Richmond explores change during social unrest

5/25/26 - Cville Tulips builds community with resettled Afghan, Syrian women

BizSense Beat: Recreational marijuana in Virginia, Dominion merger, Shamin Hotels

5/22/26 - Chickahominy Nation plans new child care center in Charles City County

5/21/26 - Richmond mayor wants to ease local immigration fears

5/20/26 - Gov. Spanberger vetoes retail marijuana market

5/19/26 - NextEra Energy to acquire Dominion Energy

5/18/26 - Spanberger’s collective bargaining veto tests relationship with labor

BizSense Beat: Richmond Free Press building, Timber Pizza, Stella's Grocery

5/15/26 - A measles outbreak in Buckingham County

5/14/26 - Richmond School Board authorizes Commerce Road land sale

5/13/26 - Richmond City Council passes a budget

5/12/26 - Gov. Abigail Spanberger signs paid family and medical leave program into law

5/11/26 - Virginia Democrats ask SCOVA to halt redistricting order

5/8/26 - Questions remain around FBI search linked to Sen. L. Louise Lucas

5/7/26 - FBI raid targets Sen. Louise Lucas’ Portsmouth business

5/6/26 - It’s Bike Month in Richmond!

5/5/26 - Chesterfield County students show off generative artificial intelligence at science fair

5/4/26 - Spirit Airlines shuts down

Policy Matters: April 30, 2026

BizSense Beat: RIC lounge, Common House rebrand, Best Products

5/1/26 - New data details the rise of Virginia’s immigration arrests

4/30/26 - Curious Commonwealth asks: Why doesn’t Virginia have universal preschool?

4/29/26 - Richmond’s budget brings expected pay increases for city employees

4/28/26 - Supreme Court of Virginia hears redistricting case