The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative fund stirs controversy, but also interest in all the money it’s generating.
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Here’s what our legislators are asking for
Money to pay off bonds for Central Virginia Training Center. Life sciences labs in Roanoke and New River valleys. Flood relief for Hurley. A new state park in Highland County. A museum in Danville. And more . . .
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Paid internships: Affordable pathways to good jobs
General Assembly should approve funding Virginia Talent and Opportunity Partnership.
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Will Youngkin get serious about schools?
A bipartisan consensus is forming around school construction and modernization but it needs gubernatorial leadership.
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What those big, fat tech bills in Congress mean for us
There’s a chance one of them could create a national technology hub somewhere in Southwest or Southside. Here are the odds.
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How competitive is the 5th District?
An early look at the odds in the congressional race that’s shaping up.
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This is not our team
The Washington Football Team is not Virginia’s team. Part of Virginia, sure. But there are other parts of Virginia where the free market has determined the team isn’t in the game.
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An opportunity in coal country
A new study lays out options for how to clean up the waste coal that contaminates the region. One could be a jobs generator.
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ODU report says Virginia college campuses are economically segregated
Study says the state’s private colleges and universities do a better job of educating low-income students than public ones do.
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ODU report warns Virginia is ‘pulling apart’
Meanwhile, Lynchburg metro area shows up at or near the bottom of many economic measures.