“The only way he can put that money in the reserve fund is by cutting K-12, cutting health care, cutting free clinics, cutting homebuyer assistance,” Senator Scott Surovell warned.

The buses were funded through both state and federal grants and are fully battery powered. They can be charged at any standard charging station, and Valley Metro says they’ll improve its service reliability.

For many Virginians, this is gardening season, and experts are warning Virginians not to plant a bush popular with landscapers. It’s colorful, but it can kill wildlife.

In these politically divided times, it’s hard to imagine how people of very different perspectives can still be friends. But recent history offers one intriguing example. The relationship between conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and liberal Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the subject of a comic opera appearing on stage in Charlottesville this week.

Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin says local governments across Virginia must cooperate with federal immigration enforcement or lose state funding. Democrats say they've already rejected that approach.

Bound by a Democratically-controlled legislature who he’ll have to work with one more time before leaving office at the end of the year, Youngkin said his amendments reflect earlier compromises.

During his introductory press conference Monday, Odom talked about his previous coaching experience and taking the reins following former head coach Tony Bennett’s retirement last fall.

The National Park System is bracing for $150 million in budget cuts this year, but for now the parks are open and working to ensure a safe visit for spring and summer visitors.

Earlier this month, the Board of Visitors at UVA voted unanimously to get rid of its Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The decision came after President Donald Trump threatened to withhold hundreds of millions in federal dollars to schools that did not do away with DEI. Since then, the university has seen some backlash.

The Trump administration has frozen funding for some federal grant programs that pay for research at universities. Radio IQ has been speaking with researchers at Virginia Tech, many of whom describe uncertainty around what may happen if federal funding for research continues to scale down.