Opinions about Virginia

r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • 1d ago

Commentary: Should a Virginia jail be exempt from state standards just because it contracts with ICE? | State regulators seem to have given the Caroline Detention Facility a free pass

virginiamercury.com

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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • 4d ago

10 things to know about this year’s election (so far)

cardinalnews.org

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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • 4d ago

Commentary: Who's to blame for the power crunch? | Local officials, utilities neglected the energy needs when they kept saying yes to data centers

princewilliamtimes.com

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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • 4d ago

Commentary: Study provides a remedy for coal dust in Newport News. Good luck getting terminal operators to pay.

virginiamercury.com

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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • 5d ago

For most of this decade, Southwest and Southside Virginia have had some of the fastest wage growth in the U.S.

cardinalnews.org

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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • 9d ago

Republicans push for a gas tax holiday in Virginia. Here are the politics and policies at play.

cardinalnews.org

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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/276434540703757804 • 12d ago

Opinion: Code Refresh is a small step forward | Progress doesn't come easily to Richmond. It never has. But zoning reform would help.

styleweekly.com

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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • 14d ago

Commentary: The simple affordability fix Virginia just can’t seem to make | An energy affordability agenda that leaves out home efficiency is one with a gaping hole in it, columnist Ivy Main writes.

virginiamercury.com

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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/276434540703757804 • 17d ago

Marriage equality is on Virginia's ballot in November. Here are two opposing views on Amendment 2.

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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/276434540703757804 • 18d ago

Two Opposing Views on Virginia's Upcoming Abortion Amendment: In November, Voters Will Decide the Future of Reproductive Healthcare in the State

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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • 18d ago

Commentary: When Virginia’s congressional candidates don’t debate, voters get sound bites instead of substance

virginiamercury.com

5 Upvotes

r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • 20d ago

Commentary: If you enjoy Virginia’s wildlife, thank a hunter or angler

virginiamercury.com

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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • 26d ago

Commentary: The battle over data centers isn’t just about data centers, but they’re the battleground we have.

virginiamercury.com

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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Sep 16 '26

Commentary: Another day, another Virginia university targeted by the feds for 'racial discrimination.' | The DOJ probe at William & Mary follows a pattern of federal investigations at Virginia institutions that aligns with President Trump’s anti-DEI national strategy

virginiamercury.com

4 Upvotes

r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Sep 13 '26

Commentary: The energy Virginia needs is the energy we can build now | Ensuring reliability statewide is one reason we are seeing more rapid solar development, writes guest columnist Jack Wilson

virginiamercury.com

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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Sep 11 '26

Commentary: The day terror changed us and a Virginia governor stepped up to lead and restore confidence

virginiamercury.com

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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Sep 06 '26

Commentary: The day Virginia took down Confederate statues, a Black church remembered a lynching victim

virginiamercury.com

5 Upvotes

See also r/Virginiahistory

r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 30 '26

Commentary: Legislators didn’t allow local bans of gas-powered leaf blowers. Va. localities are doing it anyway.

virginiamercury.com

5 Upvotes

r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 30 '26

Commentary: The thousand-dollar line | What I found reading every noise rule in Virginia that could reach a data center

virginiamercury.com

3 Upvotes

r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 22 '26

Commentary: Eastern Shore leaders, residents dubious of mineral mining pitch. They have good reason to be. | If you are a Virginian opposed to mineral mining off your coast, you better pay very close attention to a very confusing process.

virginiamercury.com

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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 20 '26

Commentary: November glut of school referendums signals necessity of taxing option in Virginia

virginiamercury.com

1 Upvotes

r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 17 '26

Opinion by former Virginia Attorney General Miyares: Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger Shows How to Destroy a State | Democrats are undoing Virginia’s renaissance with a combination of tax hikes, pro-crime policies, an anti-business outlook, and egregious partisanship.

city-journal.org

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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 16 '26

Commentary: Voting rights anniversary spotlights America’s enduring anti-Black contempt | Virginia congresswoman who created state’s version of the federal law says Voting Rights Act is ‘on life support.’

virginiamercury.com

2 Upvotes

r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 10 '26

Brace yourself for brutal, expensive campaigns in Va. congressional swing districts this fall | Two Virginia races in particular — Virginia’s 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts — stand out as marquee contests that both parties consider critical to November’s existential battle for a ruling majority

virginiamercury.com

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r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 08 '26

Commentary: DEQ study throws cold water on data center development east of I-95

virginiamercury.com

5 Upvotes