Facing millions in legal fees, Shenandoah County’s school board votes to hire a new law firm to press its appeal of the court order to remove confederate school names… Governor Spanberger says Virginia could lose up to $6 billion in benefits due to last year’s cuts by Republicans in Washington… A Virginia writer talks about his experience hiking the Appalachian Trail, 36 years after he did it the first time….

Harrisonburg City Council narrowly approves rezoning to pave the way for a controversial new downtown housing project… Three central Virginia counties are joined by a growing multi-state coalition opposing a large-scale energy grid overhaul… Governor Spanberger puts forward plans to help Virginians who will lose health insurance next year….

Charlottesville’s partnership with housing service providers ends just as the city aims to move a homeless encampment to new housing… Augusta County’s sheriff's office warns of a new phone scam targeting the families of incarcerated inmates… We explore how a nationwide blood supply shortage is affecting our area….

Conservationists urge Virginians to weigh in on a new proposed federal rule that could threaten hundreds of thousands of acres of forestland… Drought warnings remain for our area, despite recent rainfall… Hundreds of thousands of Virginians are at risk of losing their health care next year….

A former Elkton Middle School teacher who pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges in Bedford County has yet to enter a plea on similar crimes in Rockingham County... A U-V-A football player faces multiple animal abuse charges... Harrisonburg prepares for a traffic-heavy weekend as J-M-U students move in... teachers in Virginia are getting a raise, although pay still lags behind the national average... Virginia will hold an early spot in the 2028 presidential primary... A-I is reshaping how state governments find and hire applicants... and Radio IQ's Michael Pope and Jeff Schapiro break down the week's news in politics and state government...

A medical cannabis dispensary opens in Winchester... more Valley residents raise concerns over Flock cameras... families of three JMU students killed in a 2023 car crash receive settlements in wrongful death lawsuits... Governor Abigail Spanberger addresses the state legislatures money committees...including a report on how much taxpayer money was spent to overhaul the state's child support system...

The measles outbreak in parts of central Virginia is over... Charlottesville City Council approves funding to expand a homeless shelter... Protestors spoke out against the proposed Dominion Energy and NextEra merger... The D-O-J is investigating William & Mary... labor groups are planning their next steps after a collective bargaining bill was vetoed...

Two local solar company executives are accused of failing to pay a subcontractor... Beth Macy is challenging Ben Cline to a series of debates leading up to election day... We'll have a look at campaign finance numbers in Virginia's congressional races... A New York man was arrested for vandalizing Flock cameras and shooting at a deputy in Page County... and what is involved in getting a license to participate in Virginia's impending legal marijuana market?

The Shenandoah County School Board will appeal a federal judge's ruling regarding the names of two county schools... scientists from around the country gathered in Charlottesville to test technology that could revolutionize farming... Staunton's Amtrak station is on track for upgrades thanks to federal grant money... Sentara Health and Anthem remain in a contract dispute... The number of Black men on college campuses and in the labor force is declining... and drones are tested as emergency responders...

We'll hear the second report of our two part series on the grassroots effort to remove Flock cameras from the Valley... Virginia Democrats hope to avoid a repeat of this year's stalled budget talks despite their majority in Richmond... An exhibit honoring a pioneering Harrisonburg educator is unveiled at Rocktown High School... Dominion Energy is asking the state for more money to cover fuel and power costs... and we'll get a rundown of this week's state government and politics news from Radio IQ's Michael Pope and Jeff Schapiro...