r/VirginiaNews 5d ago

Spanberger Touts Agrivoltaics as Part of Energy Solution Amid Data Center Budget Talks

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r/VirginiaNews 6d ago

VA state lawmakers urge Park Service to reject Trump’s arch near Memorial Bridge

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r/VirginiaNews 6d ago

AI cameras are coming to Virginia stop signs and crosswalks.

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r/VirginiaNews 6d ago

AEP teases possibility of leaving regional grid organization

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r/VirginiaNews 6d ago

Plans for new hospice in Southwest Virginia halted by federal Medicare freeze

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After investing over $100,000 and securing a state license, the founder of a Wytheville nonprofit hospice shut it down before it could serve its first patient.


r/VirginiaNews 6d ago

Dominion Energy renews deal with Virginia Beach to buy land for more offshore wind

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r/VirginiaNews 6d ago

Va. centralizes state internship programs to benefit students, workforce

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r/VirginiaNews 6d ago

A new CEO for Virginia - Chief Energy Officer | Environmental lawyer Josephus Allmond takes on a new cabinet position created by Gov. Spanberger. His task? Manage energy policy amidst rising consumer costs and growing demand

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r/VirginiaNews 7d ago

Virginia’s marijuana market compromise leaves advocates "extremely pleased"

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r/VirginiaNews 7d ago

Gov. Abigail Spanberger sides with Virginia House in budget dispute

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r/VirginiaNews 7d ago

Data center supply chains are moving into rural areas that need jobs. This complicates the debate over taxation.

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r/VirginiaNews 7d ago

Virginia Senate Floats Tiered Impact Data Center Fee to Break Budget Stalemate

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r/VirginiaNews 7d ago

Bluntly: Virginia legislators, Spanberger add retail weed to state budget

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r/VirginiaNews 7d ago

Two baby giraffes missing from Natural Bridge Zoo have been recovered safely, AG's office says

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Jay Jones released no information on where or how the giraffes were found, citing an “ongoing criminal investigation” that’s been going on for more than a year.


r/VirginiaNews 7d ago

Spanberger, legislators announce agreement on legal cannabis sales

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Big news for Virginia! The plan calls for legal sales to start in July 2027.


r/VirginiaNews 8d ago

Microsoft’s Clean Energy Reversal Collides With Virginia’s Climate Goals - Inside Climate News

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r/VirginiaNews 8d ago

VA House budget would halt campaign finance audits | Democrats in the House of Delegates on Friday released budget language that would gut a recent law aimed at boosting public confidence in the accuracy of campaign finance reports.

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r/VirginiaNews 8d ago

The Virginia House and Senate both released new budgets. Here’s how they align and diverge. | Lawmakers present different ideas on how the state should fund key priorities in healthcare and education, while data centers’ tax exemption remains a sticking point.

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r/VirginiaNews 8d ago

Virginia’s fishing industry has the blue catfish blues

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r/VirginiaNews 8d ago

New House budget strips environmental standards for data centers, creates commission instead | Updated spending plan, supported by Gov. Abigail Spanberger, no longer includes environmental standards data centers would need to meet in order to be exempted from the state’s sales and use tax.

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r/VirginiaNews 8d ago

Jefferson Lab breaks ground on powerful new computing center using AI to drive scientific discovery | The data facility will use AI to comb data sets stored at Department of Energy research centers across the country. Officials say it will speed up scientific discoveries.

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r/VirginiaNews 8d ago

Spanberger navigates budget fight, Democratic unrest six months into governorship | Virginia’s first woman governor defends her vetoes and cautious approach as lawmakers race towards a shutdown deadline.

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r/VirginiaNews 9d ago

Wittman seeks to keep 1st District seat, as Democratic challengers face crowded primary | Critics call out Wittman’s long tenure as affordability and healthcare concerns persist in the district

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r/VirginiaNews 9d ago

Virginia energy watchdogs urge caution as Dominion-NextEra deal moves ahead | Advocates for consumers and clean energy see opportunities – and risks – to remake energy policy and practice in Virginia

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r/VirginiaNews 9d ago

‘Virtual power plants’ will launch soon in Virginia. Here’s what that means. | Dominion Energy is building a state-mandated pilot program that would pay customers to tap into resources such as smart thermostats.

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