TYPE 8 Dwayne & Co

Republicans missed an opportunity to win the special election. Turnout in Democratic areas was down, while turnout in some Republican areas was up. Not all of them, though. Two key Republican areas, Southwest and Southside, posted some of the lowest turnout rates in the state.

Over the past year, the TRIO program designed to get first-generation college students into school has been caught in a mix of proposed cuts and delayed funding, alongside broader policy discussions about the future of the U.S. Department of Education and the scope of federal involvement in education.

We cannot afford to have our state’s consistently top-tier reputation for business investment tarnished by breaking existing commitments or overreaching in our efforts to raise revenue from the data center industry.

Is this a sign a ruling is imminent? Is it a sign that the court will toss out the election? Or is this simply a sign the court wants to issue a thoughtful ruling and not piecemeal things?

The ballot language — declaring that new congressional districts are necessary to “restore fairness” — also raises serious potential concerns under the U.S. Constitution.

Lawmakers are increasingly focused on predictability, both for local governments evaluating projects and for stakeholders navigating the approval process. That shift helped move conversations away from broad concerns and toward practical implementation, while still reinforcing that local decision-making would remain central to how these projects move forward.

King Charles III’s visit to the United States on the 250th anniversary of American independence is a reminder that the American Revolution was not inevitable. Some had ideas for other arrangements.

During his presidency at Shenandoah, Jim Davis became intrigued by “The Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation,” a book George Washington, our nation’s first president, wrote when he was 14 years old. Davis saw the need to update Washington’s language with modern applications.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping entry-level work. Tasks that once helped young professionals gain experience — drafting reports, conducting basic research, analyzing data — are increasingly performed by large language models.

Virginia is one of only two states where legislators elect Supreme Court justices. Now those justices must rule on whether the legislature followed the law. Would ruling that General Assembly cut legal corners endanger their judicial careers?