The city has been roiled with political controversies over the past few years. Can it put those aside and focus on economic growth? Ultimately, that’s up to voters.
Dwayne Yancey
Yancey is founding editor of Cardinal News. His opinions are his own. You can reach him at dwayne@cardinalnews.org or 540-529-1136.
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Mitchell drops out; Macy’s path to Democratic nomination just got easier
The prospect of a Beth Macy vs. Ben Cline contest in the 6th District drew closer Wednesday.
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6 things to know about Spanberger’s ‘Tuesday Afternoon Massacre’ of bills
Spanberger has now vetoed more bills than any other governor since the 1990s whose party controlled the legislature. Here’s what to make of that.
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Buchanan County has a rare opportunity. Will supervisors seize the moment?
The Kentucky-based University of Pikeville is interested in taking over the struggling Appalachian School of Law and potentially starting other programs in the the county. This is a generational opportunity for the county to secure an affiliation with a four-year university.
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Now that redistricting is dead for this year, these are the next 10 questions to ask about Virginia politics
We’re still waiting to see how the relationship between the governor and the General Assembly plays out. Plus, Lynchburg Republicans and, yes, more redistricting fallout.
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Police make a big weed bust in Bristol. Here’s what that tells us about Virginia’s unique cannabis laws and the economy.
Virginia has some of the highest marijuana prices in the country. Why? Because retail sales are illegal. Those high prices also help fuel the black market weed economy.
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Millions of dollars later, Virginia’s redistricting drama ends with a single, bland sentence from the U.S. Supreme Court
Three things to know about what the court did and what comes next.
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Virginia’s biggest metros and North Carolina’s biggest metros are headed in different directions economically. Why?
Nowhere else in the country do we have this kind of contrast, where one state is seeing its two biggest metros lose jobs while next door a neighboring state is seeing its two biggest metros gain jobs.
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Martinsville and Purcellville cases highlight how Virginia’s law to remove elected officials can be applied quite differently. Is that good or bad?
Here are some questions about how the law is being applied. What, if anything, should be changed?
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In 1932, Republicans challenged redistricting and won in court. What happened next was an election that wouldn’t be allowed today.
The 1932 House elections in Virginia were a one-of-a-kind election in which every seat was elected at-large.