After Months of Debate, Virginia Fails to Pass Data Center Clean Energy Requirements
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…
Six months with Spanberger
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…
Spanberger discusses multiple legal setbacks for Democratic legislation
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…
Spanberger talks Dominion Energy and NextEra merger
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.
Jones asks judges to delay weapons ban cases until SCOTUS rules
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…
Spanberger has negative approval rating in new VCU poll
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…
Governor Weighs in on Pivotal Case About Data Center Transmission Costs
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…
Virginia State Police clarifies marijuana enforcement after internal email sparks confusion over new law
Virginia State Police is clarifying its marijuana enforcement policy after an internal email showed instructions from a lieutenant stating that there are “no Code of Virginia violations related to marijuana”…
In letter, Hashmi urges SCC commissioners to ask questions before review process starts
Virginia Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi on Monday urged state utility regulators to require Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy to answer dozens of detailed questions about their proposed merger before formally…
Three-judge panel declines to consolidate gun lawsuits
The three-judge panel formed by the Virginia Supreme Court declined to consolidate the lawsuits challenging the assault weapons ban in Virginia.