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Read more Leslie Mehta: Affordability is the name of the game Retail cannabis market appears set to finally hit Virginia in 2026 Mutual aid fills the gaps as ICE arrests surge across Virginia VPM News Short: Virginia Delegates, Class of 2026 Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism.

Read more UVA board selects Scott Beardsley as new president Updated: Virginia ABC grants Roseshire gambling parlor limited liquor license Other links Santa Claus’ bone fragment is at a Northern Virginia Catholic church (WAMU) Transcript: Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger represents a series of Virginia firsts (NPR) Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to s...

VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Jack Jacobs recap of the Richmond region's top business stories for the week of December 19, 2025. This week they'll cover the $80 million purchase of Chesterfield Town Center, the arrival of a new Trader Joe's in Henrico County and much more.

Read more Regulators to consider appeal against Dominion Energy natural gas plant Spanberger, Virginia Democrats eye affordability bills — on a budget Holiday travel expected to break records again in 2025 Updated: Virginia ABC grants Roseshire gambling parlor limited liquor license Other links Metro needs more money. Will Virginia deliver? (WAMU) US government admits role in causing helicopter-pl...

Read more Youngkin presents final budget proposal as governor Budget draft partially funds Child Care Subsidy Program Other links Roanoke Weighs Reparations Fund as Council Warms to Urban Renewal Apology (Roanoke Rambler) Caroline Historical Society exhibit tells the story of county’s World War II veterans (Fredericksburg Free Press) Newport News approves $3 million to help bring ‘major music fest...

Read more Richmond City Council OKs Mayor Danny Avula’s plan for limited FOIA library Other links Remembrance: Edwin “Eddie” Slipek, 1950-2025 (Style Weekly) What will Virginia's Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin do next? He's not ready to tell (The Associated Press) Virginia Dept. of Ed projects K-12 schools will need $1.2 billion over next two years (Virginia Mercury) Where is Tavares Floyd? Months...

Read more: Charlie Schmidt wins firehouse primary in House of Delegates District 77 Other links:George Washington’s mansion at Mt. Vernon reopens after 2-year, $40M renovation (AP) Brown shooting victim was pursuing dream of becoming brain surgeon (The Washington Post)* The Mysterious Life and Afterlife of Private Fitz Lee (The New York Times)* What is a 'tent casino'? Petersburg prepares for temp...

Read more Hanover supervisors approve 10-year parks system plan Who's running in Virginia's 5th Congressional District in 2026? On the agenda: Richmond transparency proposals, Henrico vape shop regulations Other links National Weather Service: Richmond forecast; Charlottesville forecast; Harrisonburg forecast Most Va. schools meeting new state expectations, Va. education department reports (Virgin...

VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Mike Platania discuss Greater Richmond's top business stories. This week's stories include information on the mystery tenants moving to CoStar's riverfront headquarters and a new restaurant moving into a familiar building in the Fan.

Read more VanValkenburg looks to return Virginia to multistate voter data partnership  Joe Casey, longtime Chesterfield County administrator, announces retirement  Other links Spanberger names Del. David Bulova to lead natural, historic resources (Richmond Times-Dispatch)* Dog attacks persist in Virginia prisons despite 2024 law change (Virginia Mercury) Virginia to remove ‘sweetened beverages’ fr...

Read more: Richmond Public Schools could lose valuable Southside site to land sale State Crime Commission has reviewed 85% of Mary Jane Burton’s cases    Other links:  Virginia researchers help track migrating monarch butterflies in more detail than ever (WHRO News)    Spanberger taps Del. Candi Mundon King as Virginia’s next secretary of the commonwealth (Virginia Mercury)    Spanberger's energy,...

Read more Special elections set for Richmond-area House of Delegates, state Senate seats State water board OKs new pollution limits for James River tributaries Henrico County approves Dominion's solar project at former landfill  Other links VMFA returns trafficked 6th-century terracotta fragments to Turkey (WRIC) Perriello mounts comeback bid in Virginia’s 5th District (Virginia Mercury) Albemarle...

Read more  State audit validates areas of concern at Bon Air JCC  Avula, Richmond City Council kick off collaborative budget process  Other links  Virginia businesses eye possible pivots after hemp hampered in federal stopgap spending bill (Virginia Mercury)  This is how the tiny town of Gordonsville raised millions for a new swimming pool and park (Charlottesville Tomorrow)  Top 40 Under 40: Clas...

Read more Right-to-work reforms possible for Virginia On the agenda: real estate taxes, transparency and cybersecurity Nash Road extension opens in Chesterfield County VPM News Short: 🦝🍾 Raccoon’s ABC Bender 🍾🦝 Other links Virginia could tweak its eviction diversion program law next year, legislators say (Virginia Mercury) LGBT Life Center, other housing agencies brace for HUD funding changes ...

‘Policy Matters’ is your window into Virginia politics with VPAP. It's our monthly roundup of the top political headlines from across Virginia, powered by VPAP’s daily e-newsletter, VaNews. This month we discuss the results of November's historic state elections and what they mean for Virginia over the next few years, what to expect from the General Assembly in their upcoming session, and we bid f...

VPM News Host Lyndon Germam and BizSense reporter Jonathan Spiers discuss the Richmond region's top business stories. This week's episode they talk about a rejected housing development in Henrico County, the fate the former Best Products building and a new restaurant crafted by shipping containers coming to Richmond.

Read more UVA interim president defends federal agreement to General Assembly Longtime public media CEO Charles Sydnor Jr. dies at 82    Other links  Many Richmond streets to see closures for Dominion Energy Christmas Parade (WRIC) After 36 years, suburban growth along I-95 corridor finally caught up with Del. Bobby Orrock (Cardinal News) FBI arrests suspect in investigation into pipe bombs plante...

Read more Charlottesville moves to acquire land parcels via eminent domain  Richmond School Board approves Armstrong-Kennedy High renaming  Shonda Harris-Muhammed steps down from Richmond School Board    Other links Chesapeake Bay region leaders approve revised agreement, commit to cleanup through 2040 (WHRO News)  Paint it black: Martinsville’s report on former city manager almost entirely redact...

Read more Richmond City auditor finds nearly 50 unfixed, high-risk issues Virginia Democrats push forward with 2026 redistricting efforts Updated: Who in Virginia is running for US Senate in 2026? VPM News Short: Gobbles Up Other links Brown's Island gets $30M makeover: What's coming to one of Richmond's favorite spots (WTVR) Spanberger begins Cabinet rollout with health secretary pick (Richmond T...

Read more  State lawmakers eye flexible bills for AI usage in health care settings  Henrico selects Cari Tretina as new economic development director  Virginia could be a key state in countering Trump's redistricting push (VPM News on NPR!)    Other links Most Richmonders got accurate tax rebate checks, but review finds $115K in possible overpayments (The Richmonder) UVa secures $5.3M DoD grant to...

VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Jackie DiBartolomeo discuss the Richmond region's top business stories. This week's topics include CoStar Group's corporate campus, the development of GRTC's central transfer station and VCU's Grace Street dorm project taking shape.

Read more  Youngkin advisers 'cautiously optimistic' about future tax revenues  State regulators partially OK Dominion Energy bill increases    Other links  Official obituary of Solomon W. Jefferson (1977–2025)  Virginia drivers navigate new seat belt law, express lanes during Thanksgiving week (Virginia Mercury)  Virginians on health insurance marketplace see monthly premiums rise to ‘astonishing...

Read more Chesterfield County turkey gobbles up social media attention Campus food pantries strained by disruptions to federal nutrition benefits Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism.