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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.

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.

Posted inOpinion

Virginia is in a race with other states to land electric vehicle battery plants

by Dwayne Yancey January 20, 2023January 19, 2023

Youngkin wants more large sites in Virginia building EV batteries. So do other states. Meanwhile, the number of big battery plants available may run out. Beyond that is competition for microchip plants.

The former American Viscose plant in Roanoke. Photo by Dwayne Yancey.
Posted inOpinion

Viscose and Valleydale were never going to be factories again

by Dwayne Yancey January 19, 2023January 18, 2023

The choice is whether those properties in Roanoke and Salem stay as they are and deteriorate or whether they get rehabbed into some other purpose.

The main building at the old American Viscose plant, showing three of the site's four smokestacks. Photo by Dwayne Yancey.
Posted inOpinion

The redevelopment of the former American Viscose plant in Roanoke has been unthinkable. Until now.

by Dwayne Yancey January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

The proposed project has the potential to create an entirely new neighborhood in the city.

Posted inOpinion

By nixing a Ford plant that was looking at Pittsylvania County, Youngkin is making a calculated bet

by Dwayne Yancey January 17, 2023January 17, 2023

The governor pulled Virginia out of the running out of concern that the technology would be owned by a Chinese company.

Del. Marie March, R-Floyd County. From campaign website.
Posted inOpinion

Del. March wants to abolish the Board of Education. That would help Republicans now, but Democrats later.

by Dwayne Yancey January 16, 2023January 13, 2023

The curiosity is why conservatives don’t push to elect the Board of Education or the state Superintendent of Public Instruction instead.

Posted inOpinion

Youngkin proposes state study on whether UVA Wise should become a research university

by Dwayne Yancey January 13, 2023January 12, 2023

Here’s what that might mean for the Southwest Virginia economy.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin and others holding up a Virginia flag that he gifted to Anthony and Dan DeMonte, the brothers who run Skip Barber Racing School. From left to right: Anthony DeMonte, Virginia State Senator Frank Ruff, Youngkin, Dan DeMonte, Halifax County Administrator Scott Simpson, and VIR CEO and co-owner Connie Nyholm. Photo by Grace Mamon.
Posted inOpinion

Most state announcements of projected new jobs don’t fully pan out, state study says

by Dwayne Yancey January 12, 2023January 11, 2023

A JLARC study says only 26% of projects receiving state incentive grants lived up to their job creation goals.

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