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Spanberger Marks First 100 Days With Focus On Healthcare, Housing And Energy Affordability
State budget progress is uncertain as the governor awaits lawmakers’ spending plan.
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Data Center Tax Exemption Changes Still Holding Up Virginia Budget
A Democratic senator wants to end the $1.9 billion handout. The industry doesn’t want to cede that much.
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Virginia Cannabis Retail Plan In Limbo After Lawmakers Reject Spanberger Changes
The governor must decide whether to sign or veto the long-debated proposal as disputes over regulation, enforcement and timelines persist.
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Local Governments Race To Attract Data Centers, Often In Spite Of Concerns From Their Constituents Local Governments Race To Attract Dat ...
Communities are sounding the alarm on an industry that stands to have a far greater impact beyond the walls of its warehouses.
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Virginia Lawmakers Recess Special Session Without A Budget Deal
Democratic divide over data center incentives and skill games veto leaves $212B spending plan unresolved.
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Va. Lawmakers OK Governor's Tweaks To Major Energy Bills, Reject Health And Labor Bill Amendments
Paid Family and Medical Leave is a step closer to becoming law, but rejected amendments on other bills.
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GOP's Hope To Undo Virginia's New Redistricting Power Grows After Judge Halts Maps
A new Tazewell court ruling puts new districts on hold as Republicans press their case and state vows appeal.
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Virginia Voters Back Redistricting Amendment After Months Of Legal And Political Battles
Approval allows new congressional maps to take immediate effect, following intense fight over process, courts and campaign messaging.
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State Bus Line Debuts New East-West Route That Connects 10 Cities Across Virginia
Tickets for the Tidewater Current range from $15 to $60 and the full route from Virginia Beach to Harrisonburg takes just over six hours.
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10 Questions And Answers About Virginia's Redistricting Referendum
Voters will decide Tuesday whether to allow new congressional maps ahead of the 2026 elections after months of legal and political fights.
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Ben & Jerry's Backs 420 Clemency Push, Supports Virginia Bill
The company reached out to the Last Prisoner Project in 2025 and launched “420 For Freedom,” a national clemency initiative.
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Conservation Groups Raise Alarm As Potomac River Named Most Endangered In The Nation
The groups call on state and federal governments to invest in wastewater projects and to restore grants through the Clean Water Act.
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Valley Health Changes Staffing Contracts, Trims Service Citing ‘Big Beautiful Bill'
The adjustments are meant to save the health system millions as it navigates shifting federal health policy.
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Governor Amends Bills That Shift Costs Onto Data Centers. Critics Say Her Tweaks Weaken Them.
As negotiations continue, Spanberger removes adding new costs onto that customer 'class.
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Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Kills Wife, Then Himself, Police Say
The couple’s teenage son called 911 from their Annandale home to report the incident, which came as divorce proceedings were underway.
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Growing Pains: Rising Diesel, Fertilizer Costs Spurred By Iran War Impact Va. Farmers
Fertilizer prices have risen 40% percent in recent weeks, industry experts say, straining growers’ already-tight profit margins.
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Uptick In Continued Va. General Assembly Legislation Reflects Varied Motivations
Nearly 450 bills were continued to 2027 following the recent Virginia General Assembly session that concluded in mid-March.
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Governor Pitches Amendments To Prescription Drug Affordability Board Bill That Some Say ‘Nullify' It
Federal approvals already apply to 10 drugs since the beginning of this year and another 15 are expected to take effect next year.
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Spanberger Amends, Signs Sweeping Gun Legislation Reshaping Virginia's Firearm Laws
Governor’s actions clarify assault weapons ban, restore background checks on private sales, and expand some restrictions on carrying.
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Cannabis Testing Challenges Persist As Virginia Retail Market Nears
No standard THC test complicates cannabis DUI enforcement efforts.
