Many rural localities want more remote workers. So why is the governor calling state workers back to their offices?
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.
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.
Virginia’s Brown scholarship fund will run out of students before it runs out of money
So what will become of the money? Here’s a suggestion.
The side of politics more people should see
Plus, Gov. Glenn Youngkin calls for “grace in the public discourse.”
Roanoke County has state’s biggest imbalance of deaths over births
Henry County and Augusta County are close behind. Another look at what the latest Census Bureau population estimates tell us.
How the New River Valley grew a ‘little Detroit’ of transportation companies
A coalition led by Virginia Tech is now in the running for $75 million in federal funding to expand the region’s transportation cluster.
Youngkin could give most important speech of his term (if he wants to)
Here’s what the governor could say when he speaks at Virginia Tech graduation.
How Virginia’s community college enrollment decline compares to other states
Are we losing students at a slower or faster rate than other states? Here’s what the data shows.
Why is school construction a local responsibility?
That’s the argument used by those skeptical of state funding for school construction. But why is it like that? That’s not how some other states work.

