• Mary Morris: Can wealth become more common in Virginia?

• Fresh state Auto IRA metrics and some impressive growth rates

• A closer look at Illinois, Colorado, Maryland and Oregon

• Grant’s Go-to’s -- a 2021 Year in Review

We met Mary Morris when a retirement savings program was still a twinkle in Virginia’s eye. Now, under her leadership, the state is moving steadily forward with a program that could cover more than 1.2 million workers who until now have not had payroll-based access to retirement savings.

Amidst aflurry of legislative activity and the milesones reached by existing state-facilitated retirement savigns programs, here is the Grant’s Go-To’s list of top 5 stories from 2021.