The move to end data center tax breaks comes just as data centers are eyeing rural Virginia, and other key issues.
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.
Posted inOpinion
Study: Economic impact of Tech’s biomedical operations in Roanoke more than doubles in 8 years
A 2018 study predicted this rise. The economic growth in the Roanoke Valley has actually run higher than forecast.
Posted inOpinion
Republicans score another court win on redistricting. Will this one force Virginia Supreme Court to act faster?
A Tazewell County judge blocks state officials for holding an election. The attorney general will appeal, but early voting is scheduled to start in 11 days.
Posted inPolitics
Where bills stand at the midpoint of the General Assembly
Here’s the status of some key legislation, from animal welfare to taxes.
Posted inOpinion
10 things to know about where the General Assembly stands at crossover
We’re at the midway point of the 2026 legislative session. Here are some of the themes that have emerged.
Posted inOpinion
Spanberger says Virginia is losing nearly half its college graduates. Here’s who they are.
The retention rate of STEM grads has stayed the same or, in the case of biomedical jobs, improved. It’s the non-STEM grads who tend to leave, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Posted inOpinion
Jesse Jackson won Virginia’s first Democratic presidential primary. There wasn’t another for 16 years.
One footnote in his career is how he upended a Southern Democratic primary in 1988 intended to nominate a more moderate candidate.
Posted inCardinal News 250
Dispatch from 1776: Insulted by his military rank, Patrick Henry quits the army
For some, this resignation — at a moment of crisis — shows exactly why Henry was not suited for the military. Too temperamental. It’s said that General George Washington, who knows Henry better than others, did not think him fit for a high command.
Posted inOpinion
5 reasons why the redistricting referendum will pass; 5 reasons why it will fail
The Virginia Supreme Court may yet throw out the results after the fact, but for now, let’s assume that the referendum on April 21 on whether Virginia should redraw the state’s congressional lines mid-decade to give Democrats an overwhelmingly partisan advantage in the state’s delegation will count.
Posted inOpinion
Census: Roanoke’s population decline is accelerating, city on pace to rival its steep drop in the 1960s
To find a bigger population loss, you have to go back to the 1960s during a period of suburbanization and white flight.
