Why did the General Assembly have to meet even though the capital city was shut down without water? Blame King Charles I and thank our founders.
Opinion
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The people moving into rural Virginia since the pandemic make a lot more money than those who moved in before
Fifteen localities in Virginia saw the incomes of the post-pandemic newcomers rank 30% or more higher than the pre-pandemic newcomers.
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Data centers may triple demand for power. Here’s what that would look like.
Here’s one way to visualize the projected power demands for data centers.
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To understand the Musk-Bannon fight over H-1B visas, let’s look at Amazon in Virginia
The big issue here is how to maintain American dominance in the technology sector when other countries are producing more computer science graduates.
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Cannabis is here to stay, and the state’s regulatory scheme has failed
The solution isn’t more regulation; it’s less.
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Without immigration, Virginia would be losing population
ODU report shows that over the past three years, immigration has kept the state from slipping into the column of states with declining population.
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Virginia Intermont College fire calls attention to enrollment challenges facing schools as ‘baby bust’ generation approaches college age
Enrollment is set to decline. Here’s what colleges are doing to deal with a new demographic reality.
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25 questions for 2025
Here are the questions whose answers will help shape what kind of year we have.
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The year began with 24 questions for 2024. Now we have 24 answers.
We began the year by posing 24 questions about what might happen in 2024. Now, at last, we can answer them. Here’s a look back at the year.
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Then & Now: Virginia Tech student from Belarus remains targeted by regime
Tech doctoral student Katsiaryna Shmatsina is living in Northern Virginia but has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in her homeland.