The city council will vote on the revenue bond requests at its Tuesday meeting, following a budget work session and finance committee meeting.
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Roanoke College president: Virginia’s future workforce depends on fixing the path from college to career
Artificial intelligence is reshaping entry-level work. Tasks that once helped young professionals gain experience — drafting reports, conducting basic research, analyzing data — are increasingly performed by large language models.
Posted inOpinion
Retired college presidents: George Washington’s book on civility inspired a Virginia college president to write his own
During his presidency at Shenandoah, Jim Davis became intrigued by “The Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation,” a book George Washington, our nation’s first president, wrote when he was 14 years old. Davis saw the need to update Washington’s language with modern applications.
Posted inNews Briefs
Headlines from across the state: VCU wants to raise performance standards for tenured professors; more …
From elsewhere: Republic National Distributing could lay off 428 in Virginia. Anne Holton will run for her Richmond School Board seat in November’s special election. Site plans expected soon for new Tazewell County school.
Posted inEconomy
Big projects have claimed most of the industrial land in Danville and Pittsylvania. The region is preparing for more growth.
Though lots of industrial park acreage has been claimed so far this year, the region still has more shovel-ready sites than anywhere else in Virginia. But local officials say they can’t get complacent.
Posted inOpinion
Redistricting case puts at least two Virginia Supreme Court justices in awkward spot: They will soon be up for reelection.
Virginia is one of only two states where legislators elect Supreme Court justices. Now those justices must rule on whether the legislature followed the law. Would ruling that General Assembly cut legal corners endanger their judicial careers?
Posted inPolitics
West Virginia’s governor courts data center industry as Virginia mulls ending tax exemptions
Virginia’s budget battle over data center tax exemptions has given its neighbor to the west the opportunity to woo leaders in the billion-dollar industry.
Posted inLocal
Debate ensues as Roanoke considers Flock gunshot detectors
The tech, which would be paid for with grant funding, is raising questions from residents about privacy while some believe it would get gunshot victims to the hospital faster.
Posted inLocal
Henry County residents can expect higher real estate tax bills, even though supervisors plan to lower the rate
The board’s plan to reduce the tax is not enough to offset the property reassessment that raised the overall value of property by about 51%.
Posted inEducation
Extra Credit: DEQ awards funding for college composting programs; principals honored; Alleghany teacher named to math task force
Check out this week’s education news.