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Dwayne Yancey

Yancey is editor of Cardinal News. His opinions are his own. You can reach him at dwayne@cardinalnews.org.

This map shows which localities have more people moving out than moving in -- or more moving in than moving out. Courtesy of Hamilton Lombard.
Posted inOpinion

10 observations about Virginia’s new population estimates

by Dwayne Yancey February 3, 2023February 2, 2023

Some localities are winning in the marketplace — more people are moving in than moving out — but they’re still losing population because deaths outnumber births.

Lynchburg as seen from the Amherst County side of the James River. Photo by Dwayne Yancey.
Posted inOpinion

Blacksburg, Charlottesville and Lynchburg could be potential tech hubs, studies say

by Dwayne Yancey February 2, 2023February 1, 2023

The federal government will designate at least 20 “regional technology hubs” for funding. There’s a good chance one will be in Virginia. Here’s why.

Posted inOpinion

Here’s what our legislators are asking for in the state budget

by Dwayne Yancey February 1, 2023January 31, 2023

Virginia has already passed a two-year state budget, but legislators have filed amendments with additional requests. Here are some of the requests coming out of Southwest and Southside Virginia.

Posted inOpinion

UVA Wise wants to be a research university. Is that practical? Here’s a comparison to other schools.

by Dwayne Yancey January 31, 2023January 24, 2023

There are 187 other schools in the research classification that UVA Wise aspires to. Many are smaller than the Wise County school.

How the state's population has changed since 2020. Courtesy of Hamilton Lombard.
Posted inOpinion

New population figures show Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads losing population, parts of rural Virginia gaining

by Dwayne Yancey January 30, 2023January 28, 2023

The fastest-growing part of the state is now the Richmond area. There’s also some evidence that young adults are moving into many rural areas.

An example of a legal notice. Photo by Dwayne Yancey.
Posted inOpinion

Public notices are increasingly less public. Two legislators want to change that.

by Dwayne Yancey January 27, 2023January 26, 2023

Technology has changed but the law hasn’t. Senator Obenshain and Delegate Hope are pushing legislation that would allow government legal notices to be posted online.

Posted inOpinion

Del. Walker wants to make it easier for Lynchburg (or any other place) to elect its school board

by Dwayne Yancey January 26, 2023January 25, 2023

Virginia was the last state to allow localities to switch to elected school boards. Twelve localities still don’t have them. Here’s the history.

Screenshot of Gov. Glenn Youngkin addressing the legislature.
Posted inOpinion

Youngkin is worried about people moving out of Virginia. Here’s how big that out-migration is.

by Dwayne Yancey January 25, 2023January 28, 2023

Only nine other states are seeing more net out-migration than we are. Numerically, the problem is entirely because of people moving out of Northern Virginia.

Screenshot of Gov. Glenn Youngkin addressing the legislature.
Posted inOpinion

Youngkin was worried about a Ford – China deal in Pittsylvania County. Would China’s involvement really have mattered?

by Dwayne Yancey January 24, 2023January 23, 2023

Gov. Youngkin nixed Virginia’s bid for a Ford electric vehicle battery plant that might have employed 2,500 people in Southern Virginia over concerns that Ford is partnering with a Chinese company that he called a “Trojan Horse” for the Chinese Communist Party.

Greg Habeeb in his Richmond office. Photo by Dwayne Yancey.
Posted inOpinion

Life after the legislature: Former Salem Del. Habeeb now helps shape policy in other ways

by Dwayne Yancey January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

Former Republican legislator Greg Habeeb is now a top lobbyist for solar and cannabis interests in Richmond.

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