Southwest and Southside are underrepresented on state boards. Here’s a look at Youngkin’s initial picks for college boards of visitors.
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Should Youngkin run for president?
The upside: There’s an outside chance he could be a contender. The downside: Doug Wilder’s approval tanked when he ran.
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Who will help us turn down the political temperature?
Does the silence from our congressmen over the January 6 hearings help or hurt?
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Some colleges are seeing their lowest enrollment in at least 30 years
Others are seeing record enrollment. Here’s how college enrollment patterns are changing.
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The geography of the future electric vehicle industry is being drawn now
The good news: Pulaski County has a piece of it. The opportunity: We could have more.
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Do we need a music strategy?
Mississauga, Ontario does and here’s what it says. (Hint: It’s also part of an economic development strategy).
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Should we pay people to move to rural Virginia?
Johnson City, Tennessee and West Virginia are. So are lots of other places. Here’s how those programs are working.
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The housing crisis: Rural areas sag while hub cities choke
The solution to the housing crisis in big metros is to encourage more growth in rural areas.
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Why does population growth along I-81 suddenly pick up when you enter Tennessee?
Why the demographics suddenly change at the state line.
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Virginia will soon start receiving payments from opioid settlement
Half the funds will go to the newly-created Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority.