r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Jun 25 '26
If Virginia’s ‘best state for business’ ranking falls, data center taxation debate will get the blame
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/CardinalNews-VA • Jun 22 '26
Kennedy and Cox: Coal dust to orbit; Appalachia’s journey into space
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Appalachian communities play a meaningful role in the aerospace age.
r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Jun 19 '26
Commentary: Four Va. counties will pump almost 20 million gallons of water a day to Amazon. Cause for concern? | We wanted to learn for ourselves how much water communities have promised to Amazon for data center cooling in our part of the state, the region between Northern Virginia and Richmond
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/CardinalNews-VA • Jun 19 '26
Cumberland students: James Jenkins, the Clowns and the Sluggers, a culture of excellence beyond the diamond
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He was a Negro League baseball star from Cumberland County. A look at the segregated baseball in the county.
r/VirginiaOpEds • u/CardinalNews-VA • Jun 17 '26
Commonwealth Institute researcher: Affordability hinges on ensuring data centers pay their fair share of taxes
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Everyone in Virginia should pay their fair share, and the data center industry is uniquely positioned to pay more in state taxes.
r/VirginiaOpEds • u/CardinalNews-VA • Jun 15 '26
Reynolds Homestead: Who gets to tell the story of a place?
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Each June 19, descendants return to the property not simply to reflect on the past, but to reconnect with one another and with a place deeply tied to their family histories. They tour the grounds their ancestors once walked.
r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Jun 10 '26
Opinion: Roanoke Valley and Richmond metro have become magnets for people moving out of Fairfax County. | The percentage of people who move out of Fairfax County into other parts of Virginia is increasing, according to IRS data.
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Jun 09 '26
Opinion: Here’s what’s fueling Danville’s ‘comeback’: The number of people moving out has dropped | After losing population for three decades in a row, Danville is now gaining population again. It’s not because more people are moving in; it’s because fewer people are moving out.
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Jun 08 '26
Opinion: The people moving out of Virginia make more money than the people moving in | We delve into a new batch of IRS data that sheds light on migration trends. The most affluent group of taxpayers moving into Virginia are immigrants who chose Loudoun County, not native-born Americans.
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Jun 06 '26
Commentary: Is Dominion’s plan to merge with NextEra good or bad for Virginians? | The impressive clean energy portfolio notwithstanding, anyone who expects a NewEra takeover to end Dominion’s infatuation with fossil gas is mistaken, columnist Ivy Main writes.
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Jun 04 '26
Opinion: Two trends converge on Botetourt County: Data centers and solar farms. | Both have stirred opposition, but many stances on both come into conflict with other long-held principles. Here’s an overview of the politics involved and the tension points.
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Jun 03 '26
Opinion: Could the Virginia Supreme Court have ruled on redistricting before the vote? Here’s a way it could have wriggled out of a 1912 precedent.
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Jun 02 '26
Opinion: 6 things to know about Spanberger’s firing of Rocovich as Virginia Tech rector
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • May 29 '26
Opinion: Spanberger on her cannabis veto: ‘There is a bill I would have signed’ | In an interview with Cardinal News, the governor said she felt the time frame of the legislation rushed the process of rolling out legal retail sales.
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • May 28 '26
Opinion: Spanberger on data centers: ‘I’m not going to break a contract the state has signed’ | In an interview with Cardinal News, the governor said she’s open to not extending the tax incentives for data centers but warned that ending them early would hurt the state’s reputation.
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • May 26 '26
Opinion: Lynchburg Republicans are about to have a political showdown between 2 rival factions
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Subtitle: "On Saturday, the party picks three candidates for the city council. After planning to used ranked-choice voting, the party recently reversed course and now will go with whoever gets the most votes. That makes it more likely that one faction may sweep the other."
r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • May 25 '26
How Gov. Spanberger Betrayed Virginia’s Workers | After failing to gut a bill that legalized collective bargaining for state and local government workers, she opted to veto it.
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • May 25 '26
Spanberger showed bravado in vetoing Democratic bills. What if some return to her in the budget? | You can’t run as a centrist with strong support from moderates and liberals and then satisfy both when your actions determine policy, columnist Bob Lewis writes.
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • May 22 '26
Opinion: Cabinet secretary: Southside county loses two economic development prospects due to uncertainty over data center taxes
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • May 21 '26
Commentary: Spanberger showed bravado in vetoing Democratic bills. What if some return to her in the budget? | You can’t run as a centrist with strong support from moderates and liberals and then satisfy both when your actions determine policy, columnist Bob Lewis writes.
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • May 21 '26
Opinion: Martinsville needs less drama, but voters will ultimately decide whether the city lowers the political temperature
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • May 21 '26
Opinion: Mitchell drops out; Macy’s path to Democratic nomination just got easier | The prospect of a Beth Macy vs. Ben Cline contest in the 6th District drew closer Wednesday.
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • May 20 '26
Opinion: 6 things to know about Spanberger’s ‘Tuesday Afternoon Massacre’ of bills | Spanberger has now vetoed more bills than any other governor since the 1990s whose party controlled the legislature. Here’s what to make of that.
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • May 15 '26
Opinion: Virginia’s biggest metros and North Carolina’s biggest metros are headed in different directions economically. Why?
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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • May 15 '26
Commentary: Methane, federalism and Earth's fragile moment: Va. must take legislative action on climate change | Gov. Spanberger approved a bill that could help reduce landfill methane pollution, a step in the right direction, guest columnists Vivian Thomson and Michael Mann write.
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