From early voting trends to what the candidates are saying (and aren’t saying), we look at what we know, what we think we know and what we definitely don’t know yet.
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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Democratic challengers complain that Republican incumbents don’t hold town halls. Do these meetings matter?
Republicans have moved away from such meetings in favor of tele-town halls. Democrats say they’re hiding; Republicans say they’re reaching more people.
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A breakup of the ACC could be coming. Virginia Tech’s new president may have to deal with the potential demise of the school’s athletic conference.
The Protect College Sports Act pending before the U.S. House is intended to stabilize college sports, but four ACC schools want to change the bill in ways that could hasten their departure from the league.
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Cline renews request that Rubio designate former Salem man held in Russia as a political prisoner
This marks the second time the 6th District congressman has made the request. So far, the Trump administration hasn’t designated any Americans held in Russia as “wrongfully detained.”
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10 things to know about the federal indictment of Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas
One of the state’s most powerful political figures faces charges as part of an alleged racketeering conspiracy that mostly deals with dealing marijuana.
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Russia releases an American prisoner but not the one from Salem. Warner blasts Trump envoy for ‘disgusting’ flattery of Putin.
Salem High graduate Chuck Zimmerman has now spent more than a year in Russian custody after being intercepted in international waters.
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Danville has reversed decades of population decline. Since 2020, only three cities in Virginia have added more people.
The city has also seen wages rise faster than most places in the country. Here’s a look at the city’s demographic and economic trends.
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JMU is a financial heavyweight in the Sun Belt. It will still be one of the best-funded in the American Conference, thanks to student fees.
The school is jumping athletic conferences. Here’s how James Madison University stacks up revenue-wise against its new rivals.
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5 things to know about the surprisingly competitive 5th District congressional race
Here’s a look at what the early voting trends tell us (and what they don’t).
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Some of your data may already be overseas. Would a data center moratorium accelerate that? Should that matter?
We can stop building data centers but we won’t stop creating data, so where would it go?
