The most enduring accomplishments of Youngkin’s term likely are in the realm of economic development.
Opinion
From courthouse books to artificial intelligence: A message to the next generation of record keepers from a former court clerk
AI will not replace clerks of court. It will not replace lawyers, surveyors or bankers. And it should never replace official records. But used wisely, it can help people access, understand and use the public records they already own faster, better and cheaper.
New analysis suggests Democrats could win 10 congressional seats in Virginia without gerrymandering
President Donald Trump’s approval ratings may be low enough that they could theoretically endanger Republican House members in some districts previously thought of as safe for the GOP.
College official: Four ways to increase access to child care
Child care is a “must have,” not a “nice to have,” in building and maintaining a strong economy.
If Mamdani wants the ‘warmth of collectivism,’ he should look to rural communities. There’s one big difference, though.
While we think of collectivism as the workers’ paradise of the furthest parts of the political left, the best examples of collectivism in the United States are typically found in its most conservative communities. They are also volunteer efforts, not government-led ones.
Lynchburg vice mayor: Accountability is not chaos — it’s the job voters demanded
What unfolded over the past year was not driven by personal grudges. It was driven by fundamental disagreements over policy, procedure and the proper role of elected officials versus unelected staff.
Marketing leader: What are we to make of information chaos in the new year?
Our ability to discern fact from fiction, credible source from conspiracy theorists and valid study results from snake oil has failed to keep pace with our ability to generate, mix and match, and ultimately distribute information to the four corners of the world with the point and click of a mouse.
How many college athletic programs could survive as they are without school funding? Here’s the number.
Contrary to popular belief, some college athletic programs around the country do stand on their own without reliance on school funding or student fees. Just not the ones in Virginia.
Labor relations group: Big labor Virginia state senator spins anti-right-to-work fables
Right-to-Work is overwhelming popular with the commonwealth’s citizens, and states with such laws typically enjoy far faster employment growth and substantially higher cost-of-living-adjusted disposable incomes than forced-dues states.
State senator: Right-to-work law lowers wages. It should be repealed.
It’s not a coincidence that as union membership goes down, wealth inequality has gone up.
It’s not a coincidence that the decline of union membership mirrors the decline of the middle class.

