The Commonwealth is seeing rising unemployment, but the war in Iran could actually help the situation.

“Make sure we’re telling our stories, benefiting our economy, providing opportunities for independent businesses that help support, whether it be a catering business, costume design,” Herring said.

A proposed extra-high-voltage power line that would run from Campbell County to Culpeper County is drawing active opposition along its possible route. The line would carry 765-kilovolts of electricity, a rarity in Virginia.

Construction is underway on Rocky Forge, a nearly 80 megawatt wind farm on North Mountain. Government officials and community boosters gathered with Apex Clean Energy and its contractors to sign a 254-foot wind turbine blade.

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has made many people feel uneasy about the job market and left some small businesses and non-profits wondering what AI might mean for them. Those situations have prompted a new program at the University of Virginia.

Democrats running in the Fifth Congressional District hope to attack the incumbent, John McGuire, for a vote not to extend COVID-era credits that made healthcare coverage affordable for more than 33,000 Virginians. McGuire made a rare public appearance in Charlottesville this week and reporter Sandy Hausman asked about that subject.

No Dominion Energy representative was in attendance at a recent Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority meeting – even as the utility hopes state regulators sign off on a massive merger.

“What we want to do is try and get more young people out there, outdoors, away from their little machines, and seeing mother nature and getting outside,” Fowler told Radio IQ.

The new fiscal year starts next month, but Virginia still has no budget. And leaders in the General Assembly are still divided over what to do about a tax break for data centers.

Could Virginia soon have a legal marijuana marketplace despite a gubernatorial veto? Michael Pope and Radio IQ Politics Analyst Jeff Schapiro discuss that and the week that was in state politics and government.