Opinion

The report from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia says federal job cuts and tariffs will halt the state’s job growth.

Whether Spanberger’s lead is shrinking, or growing, depends on how you choose to view these numbers, which may be more complicated than a headline can convey.

Most mistakes are more formative and instructive than they are harmful or destructive, even though it might not seem so at the time.  

More jobs have been added under Youngkin than anytime in past three decades, although that growth has been uneven and lagged behind that of our nearest rival.

Outdoor recreation is not only worth visiting. It is worth investing in.

Legislators are laying the groundwork for retail sales of cannabis in case a future governor will agree. Regulating the smell will be harder, though.

The former governor did a lot of good, but he never apologized for the actions that led to his court case, which was later overturned.

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears has had a rough summer. Can she turn that around? Here are some factors that will influence the rest of the campaign for governor.

Contrary to belief and advertising, the attorney general is not Virginia’s “chief law enforcement officer” or even the state’s chief prosecutor (except in limited cases) but has a much broader job as the commonwealth’s “general and consumer counsel,” “civil rights enforcement officer” and “legal advisor.”