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Read more from VPM News:  New VPM HQ adds momentum to revival efforts on Richmond’s Broad Street  Study estimates $1.7B cost to expand subsidized childcare, raise teacher pay  The Auricular’s new website is a treasure trove of Richmond music content    Other links:  Memo: Most urgent violations at Imperial Village fixed, but 'long path ahead' to full compliance&n...

Read more from VPM News:  Updated: Quadaire Patterson wants full citizenship for people convicted of felonies  911 transition to Richmond Ambulance Authority going 'smoothly'  ICYMI: Who's on the ballot for Central Virginia's congressional seats in 2026?    Other links:  SCC orders Dominion to develop tariff to assign more transmission costs to data cen...

Read more from VPM News:  Who's on the ballot for Central Virginia's congressional seats in 2026?  Result: Shannon Taylor to take on Rob Wittman in Virginia's 1st  Result: It's McGuire vs. Perriello in Virginia's 5th District    Other links:  Retired general Bert Mizusawa claims GOP Senate primary, will face Warner (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*  Incum...

Read more from VPM News:  Seven Democrats jockey for position in 1st Congressional District primary  Candidates in 4th Congressional District prepare for November general election  Frustration with McGuire drives both sides of 5th Congressional District primary  Harding, Ollivant, Smithers vie for GOP nomination in 7th Congressional District  Who in Virginia is runnin...

Read more from VPM News:  Pilot program connects childcare centers with substitute teachers via app  How Charlottesville's trees are faring on the Downtown Mall, 50 years later On the agenda: Albemarle schools investigation, Charlottesville housing grants  WATCH: Happy Primary Day, (most of) Virginia! (TikTok)   Other links:  Virginia senators request specia...

‘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.

VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Jack Jacobs discuss the Richmond region's top business stories starting with the expansion of the Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical firm Thermo Fisher, the Westover Place redevelopment, a drive-thru soda shop near Regency Mall and the owner of Baltik's Bagel new property.

Read more from VPM News:  Spanberger has restored voting rights to more than 66,000 Virginians  Virginia 'assault weapons' ban on hold until US Supreme Court hears gun cases    Other links:  Backers of Family Justice Center to seek $2 million from city for startup costs next year (The Richmonder)  Virginia’s disability services gap persists despite prog...

Read more from VPM News:  Henrico supervisors greenlight 2045 planning blueprint  ICYMI: Committees lay groundwork to campaign on constitutional amendments  VPM News congressional primary previews: 1st District | 4th District | 5th District | 7th District | US Senate    Other links:  Waynesboro residents ques...

More from VPM News:  Chesterfield residents call for more transparency on Google data centers Indigenous food program to bring culturally appropriate lunches to Virginia schools Royal Farms opens newest Virginia location in Chester  WATCH: 💵 New Tax for Richmonders? 💵 (YouTube)   Other links: Report on fatal ODU shooting details 'targeted terror attack' (W...

More from VPM News: Richmond advances 1% school funding tax question to local ballots Committees lay groundwork to campaign on constitutional amendments WATCH: Who foots the bill for Shoosmith Landfill cleanup? (YouTube)    Other links:  Spanberger admin to resume nursing home oversight board: 'The stories we're hearing concern me' (WTVR)  Following Cou...

Read more from VPM News:  Lawmakers move forward with plans for childcare center for state employees  Richmond council to vote on 1% sales tax hike for school construction  On the agenda: Richmond sales tax referendum, East End mural  Other links:  Fourth Circuit creates circuit split over handling of detained pro-Palestinian scholars (Courthouse News)  VDH,...

Read more from VPM News:  Chesterfield officials scramble for solutions to Shoosmith cleanup conundrum  Summer meal programs help Charlottesville students stay fed while school’s out  Who in Virginia is running for US Senate in 2026?    Other links:  Minimal oversight allows hazards in legal hemp products (WMRA)  ‘The worst it has ev...

More from VPM News: Hanover plans local cannabis rules ahead of 2027 retail market  WATCH: RVA dating advice for people on the spectrum (YouTube)    Other links: Chesapeake City Council approves 8-month hold on data center applications (WHRO)  GRTC: Service cuts may be necessary after private fundraising push finds few takers (The Richmonder)  Suetterle...

Read more from VPM News:  Local governments grapple with spiking energy costs   Other links:  Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement delays decision on including Virginia's tribes (Inside Climate News)  VA-01 Democrats escalate dispute with state party over primary neutrality (Virginia Mercury)  Seibert’s Towing seeks fuel surcharge as costs rise, asks for...

Read more from VPM News:  Netflix-inspired camp helps Richmonders build social confidence  ICYMI: Curious Commonwealth asks why Hanover County tomatoes are famous    Other links:  Congress could open Chesapeake Bay oyster sanctuaries for commercial harvest (WHRO)  Alfred Holland Sr., “Give Me the Ball” (Roanoke Rambler)  ‘Whimsical’ Chesapeake busi...

Read more from VPM News:  Powhatan recovery home receives settlement after yearslong federal lawsuit  WATCH: Why is Hanover, Virginia, famous for its 🍅? (YouTube)  On the agenda: Lumpkin’s Jail pavilion, Charlottesville school construction tax    Other links:  Purple is the new red: How alert maps show when we are royally ... hued (NPR)  Burst sew...

VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Mike Platania discuss the Richmond region's top business stories. This week they take a deep dive on a swath of improvements coming to Richmond International Airport, as the regional body that governs the sets the airlines long- and short-term goals, convenes for its annual retreat.

More on VPM.org:  NextEra–Dominion merger filings start 6-month clock on regulatory review  Mending a torn safety net: an investigation into Nelson County social services    Other links:  Report finds ‘substantial disparities’ in Virginia Beach contracts with minority-owned businesses (Virginian-Pilot)*  How a Roanoke school's new playground is neurodevelopmental...

Read more from VPM News:  Dominion Energy moves forward with plans for Cumberland natural gas plant  Cooling resources for Central Virginia’s latest heat wave    Other links:  American Red Cross of Virginia: Emergency Blood Shortage  Legal challenge seeking to block Va.’s reproductive rights constitutional amendment dismissed (Virginia Me...

More from VPM News:  Curious Commonwealth asks: Why are Hanover County tomatoes famous?  Richmond housing advocates put forth anti-displacement agenda  WATCH: Swords into Plowshares announces winning design (Instagram) Other links:  Henrico registrar criticizes Trump purge of election panel (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*  Virginia's highest-paid public employees have...

Read more from VPM News:  Frustration with McGuire drives both sides of 5th Congressional District primary  WATCH: Richmond Coliseum’s days are officially numbered (YouTube)    Other links:  Cyclosporiasis Surveillance and Investigation (Virginia Department of Health)  Virginia needs more nurses. Training them requires more than adding classroom seats&n...

Read more from VPM News:  Virginia Democrats question DOJ's plan to monitor primaries in two counties  MASS Design Group chosen as winner of Swords into Plowshares project  Virginia Holocaust Museum launching portrait series  On the agenda: Richmond City Council retreat, budget talks    Other links:  Preventable Missed Court Hearings Cost Virginia More Than...

VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Jonathan Spiers discuss the Richmond region's top business stories starting with an update on the Gilpin Court redevelopment, the merger of two local printing firms and the planned expansion of Morty's Market & Deli.

Read more from VPM News: Seven Democrats jockey for position in 1st Congressional District primary  State commission pauses vote on closing Petersburg medical facility Other links: Richmond's safety-net clinics squeezed by surge in uninsured patients (The Richmonder) Judge rules Virginia gun law injunctions apply statewide (12 On Your Side) An ICE detainee sought treatment...