The governor pulled Virginia out of the running out of concern that the technology would be owned by a Chinese company.
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Del. March wants to abolish the Board of Education. That would help Republicans now, but Democrats later.
The curiosity is why conservatives don’t push to elect the Board of Education or the state Superintendent of Public Instruction instead.
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Youngkin proposes state study on whether UVA Wise should become a research university
Here’s what that might mean for the Southwest Virginia economy.
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Most state announcements of projected new jobs don’t fully pan out, state study says
A JLARC study says only 26% of projects receiving state incentive grants lived up to their job creation goals.
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How localities might vote on retail cannabis sales
There’s a new push in the General Assembly to set up a legal retail market. All the bills would allow for local referenda to ban sales. Here are possible results based on votes elsewhere.
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New River Valley leads Virginia in job growth; Lynchburg and Staunton metros see GDP shrink over past decade
Those some of the findings from Old Dominion University’s annual State of the Commonwealth Report.
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The FCC wants to map broadband coverage. You have until Friday to make sure it has yours right.
Some states have complained that the FCC’s map is incomplete. Here’s how to check your address to make sure information on your area is accurate.
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Clean energy is not the Red vs. Blue issue it once was
Virginia should set a goal of being an energy-independent and energy-exporting state.
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Lynchburg has elected four women in a row as mayor. Here’s how unusual that is.
The Hill City is also the largest city in Virginia with a female mayor. More than a century ago, Lynchburg was a center of the suffragist movement.
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Virginia has hired a new community college chancellor. He wants to fix a disconnect between business and academia.
Virginia has just hired an educational leader who will, directly or indirectly, touch more student lives than the presidents of any of the state’s biggest universities. Here’s a little background on David Doré.