Virginia
‘State of Working Virginia’ report released
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – Many Virginians are working laborious however are nonetheless having a tough time making ends meet.
“For these of us who care about poverty, care about our neighbors, we should care about wages, advantages and dealing situations for Virginia’s staff,” Virginia Interfaith Heart for Public Coverage Govt Director Kim Bobo mentioned.
Bobo says most economically poor households within the commonwealth wrestle to get out of the crimson.
“Among the most vital enhancements for staff embrace Medicaid growth, which primarily assisted staff and their households in low-wage jobs, elevating the minimal wage, which has raised wages for a number of 100,000 staff,” she mentioned.
Bobo says Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a invoice that improves Virginia’s earned revenue tax credit score. She believes it is a step in the best route, however extra must be carried out.
“We have to increase wages, particularly for these within the lowest paid jobs, elevated assist for working folks setting requirements for paid sick days, and paid depart persevering with growth on well being care entry,” Bobo mentioned.
“Medicaid growth was and continues to be a lifeline for folks,” Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Evaluation Deputy Director of Coverage Freddy Mejia mentioned. “Virginia lawmakers nonetheless have labored to make sure elevated and continued entry to well being care protection for Virginia staff.”
Mejia says almost 680,000 adults have well being protection in the present day due to Medicaid growth.
“The uninsured price for non-elderly adults in Virginia has dropped from 12.7% in 2018 to eight.2% in 2021. That’s the affect of public coverage on working households throughout the commonwealth,” he mentioned.
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By The Numbers: West Virginia vs. Top Ten Teams at Home
When West Virginia hosts No. 2 Iowa State on Saturday, they will have a chance to pick up their fourth ranked win of the season, but it would be their first at home.
Ranked teams coming to play at the WVU Coliseum are not uncommon. All-time, WVU is 61-77 against ranked teams in games played at home.
We look at the numbers of West Virginia facing top-ten teams at home ahead of their game against No. 2 Iowa State this weekend.
All-Time Numbers
West Virginia is 23-42 against top-ten teams at home, and since the 2014 season, they are 10-9 against top-ten opponents at home.
West Virginia will be an unranked team this weekend, and WVU is 15-30 against top-ten teams. Against teams ranked fifth or higher in the country, WVU is 9-24. When WVU is an unranked team, they are 9-24 all-time against teams ranked in the top five.
All-time, the average rank when the Mountaineers face top ten teams is 5.4. They are scoring 71.2 points per game, while their opponents are scoring 73.4 points per game.
Breaking Down the Wins
West Virginia has 23 wins against teams ranked in the top ten, with the most recent coming last season against Kansas, when the Mountaineers defeated the Jayhawks 91-85.
The highest rank Iowa State has ever been in a home game for West Virginia is No. 11. This was back in the 2014 season, and the unranked Mountaineers took down the Cyclones 102-77.
In West Virginia’s 23 wins against top-ten opponents at home, the average score is 79.7-70.5, with the average rank of their opponents being 6.1. In WVU’s last 10 games against ranked opponents at home, the Mountaineers are 3-7.
Their three wins came against No. 3 Kansas (2024), No. 10 Texas Tech (2021), and No. 4 Baylor (2020). In those three games, the average score was 85-78.7.
West Virginia is 2-2 against teams ranked No. 2 in the nation, coming against Kansas in 2017 (85-69) and then against UCLA in 2007 (70-65).
Since 2010, West Virginia is 8-5 as an unranked team at home versus top ten teams. Iowa State has been a ranked opponent five times on the road against WVU. West Virginia is 4-1 in those games.
Breaking Down the Losses
West Virginia has 42 losses at home against ranked teams, dating back to 1952.
In those losses, the average score was 66.5-74.9, and the average rank of the opponent was 5.0.
The lone loss to a ranked Iowa State team at home came during the 2014-2015 season when No. 14 WVU lost to No. 17 Iowa State, 74-72. Iowa State has never entered the WVU Coliseum as a top-ten team.
In Big 12 games, WVU is 10-10 against top-ten teams. In those games, the average score is 72.6-72.4 in favor of the Mountaineers. In the losses, the average score is WVU losing 72.5-64.1.
Out of the last 10 games against a top-ten team at home, there have been seven losses for the Mountaineers, including a stretch of five straight from 2021 vs. Texas through 2023 vs. Kansas. In those five games, the average score was WVU losing, 73-63.8.
WVU’s two losses to teams ranked No. 2 in the nation came against Kansas in 2013 (61-56), and to Pitt in 1988 (70-64).
Tip-off between West Virginia and No. 2 Iowa State is set for 5:00 p.m. from the WVU Coliseum on Saturday. The game will be televised on ESPN+. This will be the 374th game in program history against a ranked team for the Mountaineers.
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BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) – The United Campus Workers of Virginia (UCWVA) is set to gather at the Belitower at Capital Square in Richmond for a Lobby Day and Rally Friday afternoon. It’s aimed at restoring bargaining rights and advocating for a more equitable future for Virginia universities.
United Campus Workers of Virginia, a member-led union, is dedicated to advocating for the rights and well-being of higher education workers. The union represents workers from William & Mary, the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Virginia Commonwealth University.
“It’s not just faculty, its not just students; It’s sort of everybody and recognizing that we have shared goals. Things like making sure people have appropriate levels of leave. Making sure we have affordable housing for people. Making sure that we have childcare for individuals who have kids. So, our union is based on trying to advance whose goals,” said UCWVA Virginia Tech Chapter Chair and VT professor Nick Ruktanonchai.
The union’s Lobby Day and Rally in Richmond provides a platform for higher education workers to engage with state legislators about challenges facing Virginia’s university sector and discuss potential solutions. Ruktanonchai, who attended his first Lobby Day last year, expressed the experience of uniting with colleagues from different campuses.
“I never felt that connected to the democratic process, to the actual creation of legislation before that moment. It was just really empowering; I think for me and my colleagues in UCWVA. We all felt that we were able to come together, decide what our priorities were as a unit and then present those priorities,” said Ruktanonchai.
A key focus this year is reinstating collective bargaining rights for public sector workers. These rights were stripped away by the Virginia Supreme Court in 1977 and have been banned by state law since 1993.
“The most important thing about collective bargaining is it gives us a seat at the table. Administrations have increasingly dictated working conditions for staff across campuses. They’ve done things like try to push specific research strategies, research aims. They’ve tried to dictate how we teach and what we teach. It also infringes on free speech. Right now, a lot of those decisions are made by the Board of Visitors, who aren’t elected. Faculty, staff and students don’t have nearly as much of a say as they should in that process,” said Ruktanonchai.
If passed, the collective bargaining bill will give workers a voice to negotiate fair wages, timely pay, and better workplace conditions.
UCWVA invites all public sector workers, higher education advocates, and supporters of workers’ rights to join the rally at 2 p.m. and help amplify the call for transformative change.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Louisville (13-5, 6-1 ACC) is set to face Virginia (8-9, 1-5 ACC) on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 12:00 p.m. EST at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. Here’s how the Cardinals stack up against the Cavaliers:
*Mobile users can scroll left and right on the tables below*
|
Virginia |
Louisville |
|
|---|---|---|
|
AP/USAT |
NR/NR |
RV/RV |
|
SOS |
39th |
6th |
|
SOR |
123rd |
27th |
|
BPI |
111th |
40th |
|
NET |
139th |
28th |
|
RPI |
129th |
14th |
|
KenPom |
132nd |
30th |
|
Torvik |
122nd |
29th |
|
EvanMiya |
134th |
27th |
|
Virginia |
Louisville |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Points |
Isaac McKneely (11.9) |
Chucky Hepburn (15.6) |
|
Rebounds |
Jacob Cofie (5.4) |
J’Vonne Hadley (7.8) |
|
Assists |
Andrew Rohde (3.5) |
Chucky Hepburn (5.7) |
|
Steals |
Andrew Rohde (1.3) |
Chucky Hepburn (2.5) |
|
Blocks |
Blake Buchanan (1.1) |
James Scott (0.8) |
|
Virginia |
Louisville |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Points Per Game |
61.0 |
78.2 |
|
Field Goal % |
42.7% |
43.7% |
|
FGM/FGA Per Game |
21.6/50.6 |
26.4/60.5 |
|
Three Point % |
35.5% |
30.9% |
|
3PTM/3PTA Per Game |
7.7/21.7 |
9.6/30.9 |
|
Free Throw % |
75.4% |
72.4 |
|
FTM/FTA Per Game |
10.1/13.4 |
15.8/21.8 |
|
Virginia |
Louisville |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Rebounds Per Game |
30.7 |
38.5 |
|
Off. Reb. Per Game |
6.9 |
12.7 |
|
Def. Reb. Per Game |
23.8 |
25.8 |
|
Rebound Margin |
-3.1 |
5.2 |
|
Virginia |
Louisville |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Opp. Points Per Game |
63.4 |
69.7 |
|
Opp. FG% |
41.1% |
43.7% |
|
Opp. 3PT% |
32.5% |
34.8% |
|
Steals Per Game |
5.1 |
6.9 |
|
Blocks Per Game |
3.9 |
3.0 |
|
Turnovers Forced Per Game |
9.6 |
13.5 |
|
Virginia |
Louisville |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Assists Per Game |
14.2 |
13.7 |
|
Turnovers Per Game |
11.0 |
11.6 |
|
Turnovers Margin |
-1.4 |
1.9 |
|
Assist/Turnover Ratio |
1.3 |
1.2 |
– ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN’s Basketball Power Index, Louisville has a 87.8 percent chance to win against Virginia. The Cardinals have a BPI rating of 12.1 (40th overall), whereas the Cavaliers have a BPI rating of 3.3 (111th overall).
– KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 90 percent chance to take down the Cavaliers, with a projected final score of 71-57 in favor of Louisville. Louisville has an adjusted efficiency margin of +19.32 (30th overall), whereas Virginia has an adjusted efficiency margin of +2.35 (132nd overall).
– Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cards have a 91 percent chance to take down the Hoos, with a projected final score of 69-56 in favor of Louisville. Louisville has a “Barthag” of .8957 (29th overall), whereas Virginia has a “Barthag” of .5931 (122nd overall).
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