It should use some of that to build an “innovation campus” in Southwest Virginia to mirror the one Virginia Tech is building in Northern Virginia.
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The numbers we ought to be paying attention to
1. Virginia has the nation’s biggest disparity between affluent localities and poor ones. 2. The localities that benefit most from remote workers.
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Republicans get a supreme smackdown; Democrats get questions
Plus, how the national media is getting Virginia’s election almost all wrong.
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Just how big was the rural vote? This big.
Turnout increased more in rural areas than metro areas. That’s what delivered the Republican victory.
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What’s it mean to have a majority leader from Southwest Virginia?
Instead of being led by two women from Northern Virginia, House will be led by two men from west of the Blue Ridge.
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If Prince William doesn’t want data centers, we do
Why do data centers insist on clustering in Northern Virginia when so many localities in Southwest and Southside Virginia are begging for them?
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Six questions about what comes next
Both Republicans and Democrats face questions as Virginia adapts to (partial) GOP governance.
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Four reasons why Youngkin won
A unexpectedly large turnout in rural Virginia was one of the reasons.
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Seven numbers to know about this year’s election
Virginia had a record turnout for a gubernatorial election and the turnout was up in ways that benefitted Republicans more than Democrats.