With opportunities come challenges, and the anticipated exponential economic growth coming to the Danville Pittsylvania region will likely have significant effects on everyday life for citizens and existing businesses.
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Prescription Drug Affordability Boards: A threat to patients and innovation
While price-setting boards may seem like a solution, they fail to deliver on their promises.
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The communities most at risk to retaliatory tariffs are rural areas, especially those in Republican districts.
An analysis of the industries that China, Canada and the European Union are targeting finds that in some Virginia communities, more than 20% of the jobs are at risk. Buena Vista ranks as the most at risk with 28%.
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Virginia leads the country in tech talent. One AI bill on Youngkin’s desk could throw it all away.
If Virginia doesn’t strike the right balance on regulating AI, we could risk turning the commonwealth from an AI hub into a ghost town. Right now, a bill on Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s desk threatens to make that ghost town a reality.
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Mecklenburg County draws the line on solar. Deeds warns this could lead to state mandates.
A Southside county moves to block utility-scale solar, as concerns are rising that Virginia may have trouble meeting its renewable energy goals.
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‘I’m going to have to soon decide which meds I can take and which can I afford’
Readers share their experiences with drug prices and weigh on whether a proposed Prescription Drug Affordability Board would help.
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Former state Supreme Court Justice Lawrence Koontz dies. He’s hailed as ‘one of the most consequential judges in Virginia history.’
Koontz, who lived in Salem, became a judge at 27 and went on to serve at every level of the Virginia judiciary.
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Virginia’s lieutenant governor has less to do than counterparts in other states. Should that change?
Some states assign executive functions to the lieutenant governor. Here’s how Virginia’s position compares to other states.
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Governor should sign bill that would give localities power to incorporate social determinants of health in their planning
By considering these factors, planning commissions could gain a better understanding of community needs.
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If the U.S. had listened to this congressman from Montgomery County, we’d already own part of Canada
John Floyd was a vocal advocate in the 1820s for annexing the Pacific Northwest, a precursor to the campaign slogan “Fifty Four Forty or Fight,” which would have brought in what today is the Canadian province of British Columbia.