Local governments race to attract data centers, often in spite of concerns from their constituents
As more information about the operation of data centers becomes publicly available, communities are sounding the alarm on an industry ...
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Stopping overdoses is only the first step: Virginia must build what comes next
The commonwealth can become a national model for what sustained recovery can look like when policy, funding and community are ...
How Trump’s order on mail ballots threatens Postal Service independence
By Jonathan Shorman | D.C. Bureau | Gov & PoliticsPresident Donald Trump’s executive order on mail voting would shatter decades ...
For the fifth time, a vote in the US Senate to limit Trump’s war in Iran falls short
By Ashley Murray | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans, and one Democrat, maintained their support ...
US Senate GOP adopts budget blueprint laying path for billions for ICE, Border Patrol
By Jennifer Shutt | D.C. Bureau | Gov & PoliticsWASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans approved a budget resolution early Thursday ...
Virginia lawmakers recess special session without a budget deal
Democratic divide over data center incentives and skill games veto leaves $212B spending plan unresolved. By: Markus Schmidt, Shannon Heckt ...
GOP’s hope to undo Virginia’s new redistricting power grows after judge halts maps
New Tazewell court ruling puts new districts on hold as Republicans press case and state vows appeal. By: Markus Schmidt ...
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, while rejected amendments on other bills mean Spanberger ...
Morgantown vet team saves baby eagle that swallowed fishhook
By David Beard For The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Morgantown – An eagle chick from Pennsylvania is resting and recuperating ...
Trump’s ‘dummymandering’ leaves US House remap in stalemate after Virginia vote
By: Jacob Fischler - Virginia Mercury The race by each party to redraw U.S. House districts in their favor could ...