Here are 26 things to look for in the coming year. How they turn out will determine what kind of year this will be in Virginia.
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 year began with 25 questions for 2025. Now we have 25 answers.
We began the year by posing 25 questions about what might happen this year. Here’s a look back at the year.
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As attorney general, Jones will inherit many cases from Miyares. One of the most contentious involves giraffes.
The attorney general’s office is pursuing legal action against the Natural Bridge Zoo. That includes finding two missing baby giraffes, which a recent countersuit claimed are “nonexistent.”
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Next year marks the 250th anniversary of American independence. But this year marked the 250th anniversary of the events that made independence possible.
The year 1776 is etched in our collective memory as Americans, but in many ways, the year 1775 was far more critical to our history.
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Republicans don’t have a ‘name’ Senate candidate in Virginia. Here are the challenges they face.
The Democratic incumbent isn’t seen as vulnerable, and Republican priorities nationally are likely to be in other states.
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Virginia needs more housing, but what kind and where?
A new report makes the case that Virginia localities need to relax or drop rules that discourage multi-family housing. Not asked: What kind of housing do people want?
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Martha Washington spent the Christmas of 1775 in an unusual place: At war
The American Revolution lasted eight and a half years. For more than half that time, Martha Washington was at war alongside George Washington.
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The politics of the pause: 6 things to know about Trump administration’s suspension of offshore wind
The administration’s decision highlights a growing state-federal conflict over energy policy. It could also rebound by prompting more solar in rural Virginia.
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Northern Virginia and the Richmond exurbs subsidize the rest of the state. Here’s the math.
A report from Old Dominion University computes how much each locality sends to the state government and how much it gets back.
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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.
