Brad Kutner

Richmond

Richmond Bureau Chief at WVTF-FM (Roanoke, VA)

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Youngkin backs Trump’s tariff scheme at Virginia Ag Trade Conference

2 days ago | wvtf.org | Brad Kutner

Governor Glenn Youngkin gave the thumbs up to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies Tuesday. The remarks came at an agricultural trade conference held Tuesday in Richmond where the impacts of Trump’s policy were also discussed. Youngkin said building new markets was the key to Virginia’s agricultural future as Trump uses tariffs to either negotiate better trade deals or move manufacturing back into the US.
Virginia Catholics mourn the loss of Pope Francis

3 days ago | wvtf.org | Brad Kutner

Catholics around the world, and in Richmond, mourned the passing of Pope Francis Monday. Mary Kate Aylward, with four-month-old Louie strapped to her chest, said her fondest memory of Francis comes from when he took the name of St. Francis of Assisi when he rose to the papacy in 2014. “He was fierce in his love of poverty, the poor and the sick," Aylward said.
Virginia Catholics mourn the loss of Pope Francis

3 days ago | whro.org | Brad Kutner

Catholics around the world, and in Richmond, mourned the passing of Pope Francis Monday. Mary Kate Aylward, with four-month-old Louie strapped to her chest, said her fondest memory of Francis comes from when he took the name of St. Francis of Assisi when he rose to the papacy in 2014. “He was fierce in his love of poverty, the poor and the sick," Aylward said.
Virginia localities soon armed with new weapon against derelict buildings

6 days ago | wvtf.org | Brad Kutner

As the Commonwealth looks to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday next year, some of its oldest buildings— maybe not 250 years old, but close— are still standing. “These buildings have been abandoned; they’ve become health hazards in many ways," Lynchburg Delegate Wendell Walker told Radio IQ. He was talking about his legislation that sailed through the 2025 general assembly session.
Richmond area businesses feel the uncertainty in Trump’s economy

1 week ago | wvtf.org | Brad Kutner

As President Donald Trump’s tariffs see the cost of goods go up, Virginia businesses are facing the crunch. That’s according to a new survey by a Richmond organization that aims to help local businesses. “This is a really hard time to be a business owner,” InUnison Vice President Diana McMahon told a crowd Thursday morning. Her group aims to support independent businesses in the Richmond area. She was explaining the results of a survey of 180 area businesses, conducted in February and March.
‘I hope they just maul each other;’ Virginia’s 2025 election season gets underway

1 week ago | wvtf.org | Brad Kutner

Virginia votes every year, and this year we’ll elect our Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General and all 100 members of the House of Delegates. But before November some will face a June 17th primary and all will need to raise millions to earn their seats and make a national statement. Virginia is one of two states that elect a governor the year after a Presidential election, often making it a referendum on that person in the White House.
DPVA releases first Sears attack ad

1 week ago | virginiapoliticalnewsletter.substack.com | Tyler Englander |Taylor Brokesh |Brad Kutner |Brandon Jarvis

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Virginia lawmakers look to expand controversial health system mergers to address rural health crisis

1 week ago | wvtf.org | Brad Kutner

As healthcare gets more costly, and hospitals close in rural regions, states have moved to allow controversial, anti-competitive mergers of existing healthcare systems. Virginia is one of 18 states that allows such mergers, and a bipartisan effort that sailed through the 2025 session could see those mergers become more frequent. Healthcare is expensive, and rural and low-income parts of the country and the Commonwealth continue to lose hospitals and healthcare options at a rapid rate.
As Virginia gets inundated with pollen, some scientists blame global warming

1 week ago | wvtf.org | Brad Kutner

If you’re not already one of the millions who suffer from seasonal allergies, no doubt you’ve seen the physical manifestation of the threat glazing your car and front porch: pollen! It’s back, Virginia. And scientists believe a warming Earth is making it worse. “You can’t go kayaking because the water has all the pollen on it," Richmond resident Cassidy Snyder told Radio IQ.
Youngkin backs removal of alleged MS-13 gang leader without trial

2 weeks ago | wvtf.org | Brad Kutner

Governor Glenn Youngkin defended the rapid deportation without trial of an alleged MS-13 gang member arrested in Northern Virginia late last month. The defendant’s gun charge was dropped Wednesday, but the governor said that was part of the plan.