While the number of people moving out has increased, the number of people moving into the state has declined.
Opinion
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A push to make Pell Grants available to students in short-term training programs may have just had a breakthrough
Sen. Tim Kaine has been making the case for years. On Tuesday, Rep. Bobby Scott and Republican leaders reached an agreement that could speed the measure.
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Appalachian Power rate increase will raise bills more than RGGI does
If Virginia’s exit from the RGGI isn’t overturned through new legislative action, air pollution will be more profitable, climate change will be negatively exacerbated and new housing will lose access to energy conservation measures.
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Many Appalachian counties in Ohio voted for legal marijuana. That suggests many counties in Southwest Virginia would, too.
The recent Ohio referendum showed conservative counties in Appalachian areas voted differently from conservative counties elsewhere in the state.
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Civility is required for success in government
With nearly half its members entering the Senate for the first time, the 2024 session represents a unique opportunity to restore civility in the General Assembly’s upper chamber.
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In key races, Republican turnout exceeded Democratic turnout
Democrats could have won more seats but in many competitive districts, Republican voters were more enthusiastic than Democratic ones.
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Aging demographics are driving policy: From Evans Spring to Roanoke College football to Lynchburg school closings
Declining birth rates and an aging population are the forces that are prompting colleges and local governments to act.
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Lynchburg City Council censures Misjuns. Now comes the hard part.
The Marty Misjuns controversy raises a question that goes beyond Lynchburg: Can someone be a disruptor of the status quo and still be nice?
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Record-setting year in the Roanoke region a result of cooperative strategy
The head of the Roanoke Regional Partnership reviews job growth and demographics in the region.
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Did Virginia Tech students cost two Montgomery County Republicans the election? Here’s what the math shows.
Montgomery County Republicans lost some races they thought they should have won — for supervisor, school board and constitutional offices. Tech students factored in two races, but low turnout in some Republican precincts also cost the GOP.