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Spanberger, Democrats have already replaced half of Youngkin’s college board picks FBI tells OAG they will not follow new law Judge wants more information to allow lawsuit to continue with governor’s chief of staff and Democratic operative After Months of Debate, Virginia Fails to Pass Data Center Clean Energy Requirements Six months with Spanberger
Spanberger, Democrats have already replaced half of Youngkin’s college board picks
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Spanberger, Democrats have already replaced half of Youngkin’s college board picks
Judge wants more information to allow lawsuit to continue with governor’s chief of staff and Democratic operative
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Judge wants more information to allow lawsuit to continue with governor’s chief of staff and Democratic operative
Six months with Spanberger
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Six months with Spanberger
Spanberger discusses multiple legal setbacks for Democratic legislation
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Spanberger discusses multiple legal setbacks for Democratic legislation
Spanberger talks Dominion Energy and NextEra merger
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Spanberger, Democrats have already replaced half of Youngkin’s college board picks
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Spanberger, Democrats have already replaced half of Youngkin’s college board picks
FBI tells OAG they will not follow new law
FBI tells OAG they will not follow new law
Judge wants more information to allow lawsuit to continue with governor’s chief of staff and Democratic operative
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Judge wants more information to allow lawsuit to continue with governor’s chief of staff and Democratic operative
After Months of Debate, Virginia Fails to Pass Data Center Clean Energy Requirements
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After Months of Debate, Virginia Fails to Pass Data Center Clean Energy Requirements
The retail legalization of marijuana could be significantly impacted by November’s elections in Virginia
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The retail legalization of marijuana could be significantly impacted by November’s elections in Virginia
Guest Op-Ed on ending prison profiteering in Virginia
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Guest Op-Ed on ending prison profiteering in Virginia
After voting against it earlier this year, Torian now says he supports repealing right-to-work
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After voting against it earlier this year, Torian now says he supports repealing right-to-work
National Republican group says they are investing another $100K in Winsome Sears for lieutenant governor
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National Republican group says they are investing another $100K in Winsome Sears for lieutenant governor
Spanberger, Democrats have already replaced half of Youngkin’s college board picks
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Spanberger, Democrats have already replaced half of Youngkin’s college board picks
FBI tells OAG they will not follow new law
FBI tells OAG they will not follow new law
Judge wants more information to allow lawsuit to continue with governor’s chief of staff and Democratic operative
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Judge wants more information to allow lawsuit to continue with governor’s chief of staff and Democratic operative
After Months of Debate, Virginia Fails to Pass Data Center Clean Energy Requirements
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After Months of Debate, Virginia Fails to Pass Data Center Clean Energy Requirements
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Spanberger, Democrats have already replaced half of Youngkin’s college board picks

July 29, 2026 vascope

Gov. Abigail Spanberger has already appointed nearly half of the members serving on Virginia's public university governing boards, an unusually rapid reshaping made possible after Democrats in the General Assembly…

FBI tells OAG they will not follow new law

July 24, 2026 vascope

The FBI’s Richmond field office sent Attorney General Jay Jones a letter to inform him that its agents will disregard a new Virginia law requiring law enforcement officers to render…

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Judge wants more information to allow lawsuit to continue with governor’s chief of staff and Democratic operative

July 23, 2026 vascope

A Richmond Circuit Court judge has ruled that Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s Chief of Staff Bonnie Krenz-Schnurman must provide more details in her lawsuit against political operative Ben Tribbett if she…

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After Months of Debate, Virginia Fails to Pass Data Center Clean Energy Requirements

July 17, 2026 vascope

efore the start of Virginia’s legislative session in January, 53-year-old William Ward attended a Virginia League of Conservation Voters rally in Petersburg, where he learned about how the state’s data…

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Six months with Spanberger

July 17, 2026 vascope

Gov. Abigail Spanberger is more than six months into her first term as Virginia’s 75th governor and the commonwealth’s first female governor. Since taking office, she has signed legislation addressing…

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Spanberger discusses multiple legal setbacks for Democratic legislation

July 17, 2026 vascope

Multiple laws passed by Democrats in Richmond this year have either been struck down or paused by the legal system. The bans on assault weapons and ICE agents wearing masks…

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Spanberger talks Dominion Energy and NextEra merger

July 17, 2026 vascope

NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy filed paperwork on Wednesday seeking regulatory approval to initiate what would become the largest utility company merger in the United States.

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Jones asks judges to delay weapons ban cases until SCOTUS rules

July 16, 2026 vascope

Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones is asking judges in the multiple lawsuits against the assault weapons ban for a delay until after the United States Supreme Court takes up two…

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Spanberger has negative approval rating in new VCU poll

July 15, 2026 vascope

Gov. Abigail Spanberger's approval rating has fallen underwater six months into her first term, according to a statewide poll released Wednesday, which also found that more Virginians believe the commonwealth…

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Governor Weighs in on Pivotal Case About Data Center Transmission Costs

July 13, 2026 vascope

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, through a filing submitted by her newly appointed chief energy officer, is urging regulators at the State Corporation Commission to assign costs of transmission projects driven…

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