Opinion

The administration’s decision highlights a growing state-federal conflict over energy policy. It could also rebound by prompting more solar in rural Virginia.

A report from Old Dominion University computes how much each locality sends to the state government and how much it gets back.

America’s immigration system should reflect our values and long-term interests,
not panic-driven reactions to isolated events.

Some of the key initiatives that many Virginia Democrats would like to pursue run the risk of making things less affordable, not more so.

Other schools may hide that student funding in other accounting ways, but even if you account for all “institutional support,” JMU has the second most school-subsidized athletic program in the country. A database of athletic funding shows how JMU is using student fees to make up for lack of donors and TV revenue to support the football program that this weekend plays in the NCAA’s 12-team playoff bracket.

Here are 11 charts that help put athletic funding at Virginia Tech and Virginia in context with other schools.

Local governments seem to be more concerned about protecting their local land use and zoning authority than being a cooperative partner in addressing the housing affordability crisis.

The annual State of the Commonwealth report paints a dour picture of the state’s economy and traces the problem to Trump administration policies.