A report from Old Dominion University computes how much each locality sends to the state government and how much it gets back.
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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Affordability is an easy campaign slogan. It’s harder to accomplish. Here’s why.
Some of the key initiatives that many Virginia Democrats would like to pursue run the risk of making things less affordable, not more so.
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James Madison University generates more money from mandatory student fees for athletics than any other school in the nation
Other schools may hide that student funding in other accounting ways, but even if you account for all “institutional support,” JMU has the second most school-subsidized athletic program in the country. A database of athletic funding shows how JMU is using student fees to make up for lack of donors and TV revenue to support the football program that this weekend plays in the NCAA’s 12-team playoff bracket.
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Virginia Tech got a record donation for athletics. Here’s how its donor revenue compares to other schools
Here are 11 charts that help put athletic funding at Virginia Tech and Virginia in context with other schools.
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5 implications of the cannabis bill taking shape in Virginia, one for each leaf on the plant
Virginia is set to legalize retail sales of marijuana. Here are five things it will mean.
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Dispatch from 1775: After a one-sided battle at Great Bridge, Virginians force the royal governor to flee into the harbor
Meanwhile, to the north, other Patriots are busy liberating Quebec. Our rudimentary forces appear to have the Redcoats on the run.
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ODU report: Virginia needs to create two private sector jobs for every federal government job it loses
The annual State of the Commonwealth report paints a dour picture of the state’s economy and traces the problem to Trump administration policies.
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6 things Buchanan County needs to take into account as it debates saving Appalachian School of Law
There’s understandably a lot of emotion surrounding the news that the school wants to explore a merger with Roanoke College. Here are some facts the county will need to take into account no matter what it decides.
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James Madison University stands out in College Football Playoff field. Its mandatory student fee for athletics is more than 4 times higher than all the other schools put together.
Virginia allows public colleges to charge a mandatory student fee to support intercollegiate athletics. JMU’s rate of $3,036 per year is higher than all but two other schools in the state. JMU is an outlier not just in Virginia, but in the nation.
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Lynchburg metro is gaining jobs, but wages are falling, federal stats show
The same statistics also show trouble in Virginia’s two biggest metros: Job growth in Northern Virginia is flat; in Hampton Roads, jobs are falling.
