Analysis: ARPA outlays to local governments totaled $60.5M; breaking down how it was spent
The deadline for local governments to use or lose ARPA funds allocated as part of a COVID-19 economic recovery plan is coming up on Dec. 31.
The deadline for local governments to use or lose ARPA funds allocated as part of a COVID-19 economic recovery plan is coming up on Dec. 31.
Virginia has added 247,400 jobs since Glenn Youngkin took office in 2022, which we can thank the outgoing president, Joe Biden, and congressional Democrats for – see: Inflation Reduction Act.
More than 3,500 farms in 21 localities in Virginia were impacted by Hurricane Helene which brought drenching rain and strong winds to the state.

Microporous LLC will invest $1.35 billion to establish a new manufacturing facility at the Southern Virginia Megasite in Pittsylvania County, bringing more than 2,000 new jobs to the Southern Virginia region.
The promised Trump tariffs will lead to another trade war that will push prices higher and cost the economy nearly a million jobs.
A report by Ocean Conservancy has concluded that a second term of Donald Trump as U.S. president poses serious threats to the world’s oceans.
The Virginia Department of Health has announced recipients of $4.5 million in Earn to Learn grants to address workforce shortages for nurses.
According to the S&P Global Motility Forecast, sales of electric vehicles have surged so substantially over the past two decades that about 50 percent of the vehicles on the road by 2040 are projected to be electric.
I hate that I feel the need to start this story about Ron Sanchez being formally rolled out as the interim head coach at UVA Basketball by addressing an interwebs rumor, but this is the world we live in.
The only thing that surprises me about today’s news that has Tony Bennett retiring after 15 years with UVA Basketball is that it’s happening before the season, and not after.
We don’t take press releases or official statements as the final word. Digging in to get the whole story takes time and resources.