More and more venues—from The Diamond ballpark in Richmond to Lane Stadium at Virginia Tech—are going cashless.  And while it may be easier to pay for items electronically, it’s also more expensive in many cases.

Roben Farzad, host of public radio’s Full Disclosure, and Craig Wright have more on this cashless trend.

Lawmakers will wrap up their legislative session without passing a budget.

And as Michael Pope reports, the rest of the work will happen outside the public view.

The last few hours of the General Assembly session are ticking away.  And the legislature will look remarkably different when it convenes next year.

Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope discuss the week in politics and state government.

As the war in Ukraine reaches the one-year mark, an orchestra from that country has been performing in the U-S.

Roxy Todd reports the Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance at Radford University this week was part of a two-month tour.

For the first time ever, Virginians elected a Black woman to represent the state in Congress.

Mallory Noe-Payne was at the election night celebration in Richmond Tuesday night and filed this report. 

Remember the old adage “membership has its privileges?”

Well, more and more often that privilege is access to content that used to be free as all sorts of services add paid memberships and subscriptions.

Roben Farzad, host of public radio’s Full Disclosure, and Craig Wright talk about the business trend.

It may not be November, but Tuesday is an election day in some parts of the state.

Mallory Noe-Payne reports on the special election in Virginia’s 4th Congressional District.

Lawmakers in Richmond often consider laws about concealed firearms.

Now, as Michael Pope reports, they are considering laws about concealed switchblades.

Governor Glenn Youngkin is considering legislation aimed to preventing foreign adversaries from purchasing farmland in Virginia.

Michael Pope has an update.

Type One diabetes is rare, but it tends to run in families, and if you have a close relative with the disease your lifetime odds are 5 to 7%.

Now, doctors can offer a medication that prevents development for an average of two years. Children’s Hospital of Richmond is helping families to get tested and to come in for treatment, as Sandy Hausman reports.

The University of Virginia’s Student Council wants the university to make a financial commitment to help support housing and public education in Charlottesville.  And high school students in Southwest Virginia soon will have access to college-level training.

Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News link.

More now from Fred Echols and Edie Gross.

Would you be willing to pay more for a better seat at a movie theater? 

Roben Farzad, host of Public Radio’s Full Disclosure, and Craig Wright have more on what might become standard operating procedure at some theaters.

Have you ever wondered how flying snakes do their thing and fly?

Scientists at Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia are working to uncover this mystery, and determine if the same technology could be applied to robots.

Roxy Todd explains.

Lawmakers are debating access to abortion.

But as Michael Pope tells us, neither side is expecting any success on the issue.

Lawmakers in Richmond are taking a look at what role parents should play in public education.

Michael Pope reports that even gets down to the level of guest speakers.

The cost of solar panels has fallen by more than 50% over the last ten years, and Virginia is a national leader in new solar development. 

That’s why a team at the University of Virginia is advising communities on how to plan for solar arrays as Sandy Hausman reports.

Virginia could be a landing spot for a multi-billion dollar effort to create regional technology hubs.

Roben Farzad, host of public radio’s Full Disclosure, and Craig Wright talk about some of the potential locations and the impact.

The effort to ban solitary confinement in Virginia has run into some opposition.

Michael Pope explains.