The poll found Virginians gave the economic outlook the third-lowest score since the school started these measures in 2011. Here are the political implications.
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.
Southwest Virginia will lose seats in the General Assembly in the next redistricting. Here’s how much the delegation will shrink over the next 25 years.
We have new population projections for every city and county in Virginia through 2050. When we apply those to the state’s political maps, here’s how the math works out.
From automation to artificial intelligence, the Cracker Barrel logo change says more than you might think it does.
The dispute over retiring (and then retaining) the old man in the logo might be silly, but the trends embodied in that change are quite real and quite serious.
Northern Virginia schools fight the Trump administration over transgender issues. They can afford to.
On both a percentage basis and a per-student basis, Loudoun County gets less federal funding than any other school system in Virginia. Tazewell County gets the most.
Danville in the 9th District? Or Staunton? Population projections show how much rural congressional districts will need to grow.
When we use the latest population projections to try to draw future congressional districts, we see anew how much influence rural areas are losing.
The next governor won’t have an easy term. Here are 3 reasons why.
A slow economy, a tight budget and rising energy demands will complicate the job of whoever wins the race.
The first woman to run for governor of Virginia was Lillie Davis Custis. It was 104 years ago and she was a Socialist.
Newspaper accounts at the time called her an “Eastern Shore matron,” but her views were quite different from those of her neighbors.
Economic forecast says Virginia will lose jobs this year, have virtually no job growth in 2026
The report from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia says federal job cuts and tariffs will halt the state’s job growth.
Roanoke College poll: Spanberger leads by 7; other races too close to call
Whether Spanberger’s lead is shrinking, or growing, depends on how you choose to view these numbers, which may be more complicated than a headline can convey.
Youngkin promised a ‘rip-roaring economy.’ Did he deliver? Here are the numbers.
More jobs have been added under Youngkin than anytime in past three decades, although that growth has been uneven and lagged behind that of our nearest rival.

