Opinion

In Virginia, peak load is expected to rise between 0.3% to 5.7% annually, driven by expanding industries like data centers, advanced manufacturing and electric vehicles that are adding new load to an already strained grid. Without timely upgrades to transmission and generation, costs will rise, reliability will suffer and our ability to compete globally will weaken.

This was an utter embarrassment that marks the end of any pretense that we still adhere to the mythical “Virginia Way” in our civic discourse.

Virginians should understand why this fundamental worker protection has served our state so well — and why eliminating it would harm both workers and businesses.

“Right-to-work” isn’t about freedom or choice. It’s a corporate scam dressed up in red, white and blue.

How will Abigail Spanberger answer the inevitable question about running mate Jay Jones’ text messages? And how hard will Winsome Earle-Sears go after the frontrunner?

The Democratic move to attempt to force Republicans to place long-term programs within a short-term Continuing Resolution is not serious governance, but political posturing.

In past negotiations, both parties would sit down, lay out their priorities, and hammer out a compromise that reflected common ground. That’s how governing is supposed to work.

The Democratic candidate for governor responded in writing to 25 questions posed by Cardinal’s staff, although her answers were often vague. The Republican did not respond at all.