The survey finds that optimism rallied after Trump was elected but now has crashed after he’s imposed tariffs. People now expect inflation to be worse than under Biden.
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.
Brian Wishneff, a ‘giant’ who helped revive downtown Roanoke, dies
As a city official from 1978 to 1995, Wishneff was instrumental in securing the grants that made many projects in downtown Roanoke possible.
The U.S. House wants to axe a tax credit that has driven growth of high-wage manufacturing jobs in rural areas
The “one, big beautiful bill” would end some of the tax credits that have driven the growth of clean tech manufacturing jobs — 74% of which have been in Republican districts. In Virginia, the top two districts with those jobs are the 5th in Southside and the 9th in Southwest.
2 Virginians helped cover up how incapacitated the president was. This wasn’t Biden, though.
The book that details President Biden’s physical decline in office mirrors how a small circle led by the first lady and a doctor hid Woodrow Wilson’s stroke from the public in 1919.
Is Spanberger up by 4 percentage points or 17? Why two new polls have very different results.
Both polls make one thing clear, though: Virginians don’t like President Donald Trump and that complicates things for Republicans.
Two baby giraffes are missing from the Natural Bridge Zoo. The state alleges former zoo owner threatened to shoot veterinarians and current owner hoped one giraffe expert would be killed.
The state seized animals from the privately owned Rockbridge County zoo in 2023, but the giraffes have proven difficult to move. Court filings detail a legal saga and outline allegations of threats, harassment and intimidation against those who have been involved in transporting some of them.
The U.S. loses its last perfect credit rating. Will there be political fallout? Here’s why the answer is probably ‘no.’
Once the U.S. had perfect scores from the three main rating agencies. Now it’s been downgraded by all three. Americans will pay but don’t seem to care.
5 new factors that are shaping the governor’s race
Here are five new things that could make a difference in Virginia’s 2025 statewide and legislative elections.
How Spain’s electrical blackout could factor into Virginia elections this fall
Spain relies heavily on renewable energy. There’s no proof that’s what was to blame, but skeptics have seized on that anyway. If the formal inquiry upholds that view, that could complicate the transition to renewables elsewhere.
Federal judge in Roanoke has a new side hustle: Author of a young adult novel.
Thomas Cullen’s debut novel comes out in July. It’s set in Richmond and has already won plaudits from one best-selling author.

