Legislators from the urban crescent want to ban the games, but their localities don’t depend on the revenue the way some rural localities do.
Author Archives: Dwayne Yancey
Yancey is editor of Cardinal News. His opinions are his own. You can reach him at dwayne@cardinalnews.org.
Could Virginia get an east-to-west passenger train?
A little-noticed state study lays out what a Christiansburg-to-Newport News train would cost.
No, a Bristol train isn’t going to cost $1.5 billion
It will cost a lot to extend Amtrak to Bristol but that high estimate isn’t realistic. Here’s why, and what the cost is likely to be.
Just how competitive is the 5th Congressional District race?
An early look at the coming campaign between Rep. Bob Good and Josh Throneburg.
Why the worker shortage is here to stay
The pandemic has accelerated a demographic problem that was going to hit us anyway.
Why Roe may not matter as much politically as some think it might
Our politics are so polarized along geographical lines that any backlash can only change a small number of districts.
Why isn’t Youngkin encouraging more remote work?
Many rural localities want more remote workers. So why is the governor calling state workers back to their offices?
Redistricting strips two voters in Bedford County of the secret ballot
A redistricting oddity puts one house, and one house only, from Bedford into the 6th district. Is there a fix?
Could Bristol and Lynchburg get inland ports?
There’s a provision in the Senate version of the state budget that would fund studies for both places.