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The Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service reviewed and studied the benefits of expanding transit services.

The university’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service reviewed and studied the benefits of expanding transit services, estimating the initiative could provide a nearly $7 billion economic boost.

The Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia has published the Economic and Social Impact of the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s (VPRA)Transforming Rail in Virginia (TRV) initiative.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin says this data shows his policies are working. He's made reversing out-migration a top priority.

 Virginia saw its lowest overall voter turnout in a presidential election since 2000, although over 80 districts trumped the state average.

The Weldon Cooper Center at the University of Virginia projects that Albemarle's population will grow from around 116,000 now to more than 155,000 people in 2050, generating the need for services in a county where growth and development is only allowed on 5 percent of the land mass.

The database, from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, also shows a drop in local approvals of solar projects.

Isle of Wight County saw several hundred more voters turn out this year than in 2020, but that’s not the whole story.

Here are some statistics you can use to measure the economic health of your community.

For decades, the promise of economic revitalization has tantalized Southwest Virginia. The sparsely populated region, once home to booming coal mining and tobacco industries, has had money and resources thrown at it by local, state and federal governments, but it’s still had a difficult time finding its footing.