Virginia Senate President claims “only near-term reduction in power bills" for 2026 session --- Virginia Democrats are looking to increase the power bills data centers pay and drop the costs for all other ratepayers. The bill passed unanimously out of committee [...]

House of Delegates gatekeepers killed a bill that said new data centers would need a permit from state regulators in order to plug into Virginia’s electric grid. --- House of Delegates gatekeepers killed a bill that said new data centers would [...]

Federal Bill Looks to Expand Responsible, Large-Scale Fish Farming in Virginia --- The Marine Aquaculture Research for America Act would study the environmental impacts of large-scale offshore fisheries. (Adobe Stock) WASHINGTON — New federal legislation seeks to expand U.S. offshore fish farming [...]

Richmond teachers rally against budget cuts, call for state audit --- RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -Richmond’s teacher union rallied Monday ahead of a town hall on Richmond Public Schools’ budget proposal, hoping to prevent layoffs, summer school cuts and more. The Richmond Education [...]

Rich Lowry: Virginia’s clownish redistricting scheme --- Rich Lowry Virginia is the new Illinois. The practice of drawing partisan districts is named after Elbridge Gerry, the 19th century Massachusetts governor. Even he might blush at the extreme gerrymander that Democrats in the [...]

Food bank demand surges as grocery prices climb in Virginia --- CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — The Chesterfield Food Bank Outreach Center on Iron Bridge Road continues serving hundreds of families weekly as grocery costs and recent economic challenges drive increased demand [...]

Two themes have emerged in the first half of the General Assembly session this year. First, legislators have no intention of stopping the data center boom, even temporarily. And second, their preference for dealing with the skyrocketing energy demand [...]

(The Center Square) – A wide range of data center-related bills are on the table this legislative session as Virginia lawmakers review potential changes to tax policy, utility oversight, environmental reporting, and local approval requirements. --- (The Center Square) – A [...]

(The Center Square) – A conservative nonprofit law firm has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Virginia’s fair housing law, saying the state’s ban on “source of income” discrimination effectively forces landlords to participate in the federal Housing Choice Voucher [...]

Gov. Spanberger lauds half of legislative achievements in goal to lower costs --- RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - The House Of Delegates and Senate passed half of Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger’s ambitious, “Affordable Virginia Agenda” during the 2026 legislative session, the governor’s [...]