The most significant amendment might be the one that would allow the state to accept the Loudoun County home of former President James Monroe as a state park.
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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The continuing saga of a property dispute, or the bear is back
It’s that time of year when wildlife wanders out of the woods and into our yards. Bear are the biggest problem near the Blue Ridge, but deer are the biggest problem statewide.
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When the Roanoke Valley needs more water, it won’t build a new reservoir. It will build pipelines.
A study nearly two decades ago identified potential water sources for the Roanoke Valley. The top options all involved piping water, not building a new reservoir.
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If Virginia’s ‘best state for business’ ranking falls, data center taxation debate will get the blame
But will Virginia fall? We don’t know yet, but we do know how CNBC has changed its formula. Here’s a look at whether that helps or hurts the state.
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Google wants 2 million gallons of water per day. The Roanoke Valley loses nearly three times that much every day through leaks.
The biggest water user for the Western Virginia Water Authority is leaks. The system once lost nearly 38% of its water through leaks. Now that’s down to 27%.
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Virginia needs more technical workers, but it’s stepping away from funding a program to develop them
The budget the General Assembly just passed drops funding for the GO TEC program that serves 49 school divisions across the state.
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The Roanoke Valley was supposed to run out of water in 2060. Now that date has been pushed to about 2100. Here’s why it’s changed.
The valley’s water use has consistently run below what was projected, which has pushed the date at which the valley will run out of water further into the future.
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10 things in the budget that will matter long after this spending cycle is done
From an inland port in Washington County to a new medical school in Fredericksburg, this budget sets some long-term projects into motion.
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Carvins Cove is at one of its lowest levels in the past four decades. Here’s why this is different from previous droughts.
The big difference between this year’s drought and previous ones is that the Roanoke Valley’s water systems are connected now. That puts this year’s drought in a different category from earlier ones, where the city relied almost solely on the reservoir.
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15 things to know about the budget deal Virginia lawmakers just reached
The tax incentives for data centers stay in place but the plan calls for a new tax on the electricity they use. Plus: Money for the inland port, in Washington County and a statue of Onzlee Ware in Roanoke.
