Commonwealth of Virginia

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

Why Is State Farm Making So Many Changes?

If you’re looking for clues about what State Farm is doing, don’t just look to the big black building overlooking Veterans Parkway. Look at Rhode Island.

Why FSU might finally be headed back to national relevance

Thanks to seven key transfer portal additions and a pair of five-star commitments, the Seminoles’ long-term future looks better than it has in years.

10 Things the United States Should Copy From Other Countries

The United States has a lot to recommend it, but there's always room for improvement. Let's look abroad for better ways of doing things and and start improving.

Data Is Improving Government Services, But at What Cost to Citizens' Privacy?

Data now informs almost everything the public sector does, and it also informs on us.

Government lawyers don’t understand the Internet. That’s a problem.

How state governments are reimagining American public housing

States are remembering that they can own housing, too.

Bring Solar to Your State's Government Buildings

To avoid catastrophic climate change we must keep fossil fuels in the ground and rapidly transition to renewable energy. A concrete step we can take toward a sustainable energy system would be installing solar panels on government buildings.

Is Your Government Organization Cyber Resilient?

What does it mean to be prepared for technology and business disruptions in the 2020s? How can your organization recover fast?

Hidden facts about sources of revenues

Financial policymakers face lots of challenges. They have to formulate various kinds of policies within a stipulated budget.

State government empowered to build new green energy projects

Language in the budget empowers the state Power Authority to get into the business of developing new renewable energy projects.

The UN Is Trusted More Than Any Other Governmental Organization, Global Survey Finds

At a time when the world faces a range of urgent global issues, the UN could prove to be especially effective — but only if it holds the public’s trust.

4 things millennials want from their correctional career

If correctional facilities maintain business as usual, agencies will struggle to find the next generation of COs

How to Talk about Politics at Work

Whether to talk about politics at work is a personal decision. But if you do decide you want to, these 6 tips can help make your conversations productive.

A Guide to Hair Color Correction

You might have heard of color correction when it comes to movies or professional photo editing, but it’s also a common term in the hair care industry. Hair color c...

What Is a Stock Market Correction?

When you examine stock market charts, you can see that stock prices never go up in a straight line. They rise and fall on their way to higher prices. Experienced investors consider this normal. However, you may also notice larger dips in some places, indicating that people began selling stocks so quickly that prices ...

What Women Bring to Corrections

Contrary to what some people think, their presence enhances security and operations.

How to handle corrections to web content

Mistakes happen in journalism. Even in the good ole days of print-only! Today’s omnichannel environment is no different. That doesn’t mean any of us...

Investing Basics: What Is A Market Correction?

When markets keep rising steadily for an extended period, there comes a point when the talking heads on television start forecasting a correction.<br>What’s a correction? Nothing more than a moderate decline in the value of a stock market or the price of an individual asset. A correction is generall