Virginia On Demand

The top stories for May 29, 2026, including Gov. Spanberger's removal of the rector of Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors, a look at digital spending on campaign ads, State Police boost the use of speed cameras in school zones, and analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope provide an update on state budget talks in their Friday conversation.

The top stories for May 28, 2026, including a look at a bleak economic forecast for Virginia, Dominion's plans for a gas-fired power plant head to the Virginia Supreme Court, and two nonprofits collaborate to rescue family farms, saving jobs in Central Virginia.

The top stories for May 27, 2026, including failed state efforts to regulate AI amid threats of losing federal funds, Scenic Virginia starts up contests to celebrate the state's best views, and celebrating 30 years of the Charlottesville-born record label Jagjaguwar.

The top stories for May 26, 2026, including the ongoing debate among Roanoke's leaders on the future of the Berglund Center, the effort to restore brownfields in Pulaski, and looking at the trend of car buyers and solid, non-metallic colors.

The top stories for May 25, 2026, including a bill to address esophageal cancer named for the late Congressman Gerry Connolly, a scandal at the Charlottesville-based Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts has members concerned, and AI 's involvement in health care might be done to a level patients don't fully understand.

The top stories for May 22, 2026, including a look in Gov. Spanberger's veto of a bill limiting transfers into Red Onion State Prison, a check in with federal workers impacted by DOGE one year later, and a look at vetoes and state budget talks in the weekly chat between Michael Pope and analyst Jeff Schapiro.

The top stories for May 21, 2026, including Gov. Spanberger taking more immigration-related actions Wednesday, Sen. Tim Kaine praises a war powers resolution discharged by a Senate Committee, and a new analysis shows the CEO's of the two largest utility operations in Virginia are among the highest paid in the country.

The top stories for May 20, 2026, including Gov. Spanberger's vetoes of plans for a marijuana marketplace and prescription drug affordability board, electricians push to keep tax breaks for data centers in state budget talks, and Charlottesville's downtown mall is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

The top stories for May 19, 2026, including reaction to the planned merger between Dominion and NextEra Energy, Virginia congressional candidates re-focus on the existing map with redistricting now dead, and scientists track two iconic fish in the Chesapeake Bay as part of a three-year study.

The top stories for May 18, 2026, including a nonprofit erasing millions in medical debt for some Southwest Virginia families, more than 1,000 people are recorded saying 'Appalachia' to examine how the word is pronounced, and Comcast and Appalachian Power are caught up in a dispute over broadband infrastructure.