State Lawmakers Address Costs and Other Issues Tied to Data Centers

With the proliferation of data center proposals across the U.S., state lawmakers are introducing legislation aimed at addressing, among other things, the costs, energy use...

Bill Would Build More EV Charging Stations in Rural Virginia

RICHMOND — Virginians are buying more electric vehicles and need more charging stations but they are not being built across the state equally. House Bill...

Bipartisan legislative effort seeks to regulate data center construction in Virginia

Gov. Glenn Youngkin spoke recently in favor of letting localities, not the General Assembly, decide how and where to approve data centers. Read more about...

Bipartisan legislators look to wrangle Virginia’s data center growth

Elected officials from both parties and chambers gathered in Richmond Tuesday to announce new guardrails on the state’s rapidly expanding data center industry. Responsible for...

Data Centers Demand a Massive Amount of Energy. Here’s How Some States Are Tackling the Industry’s Impact.

As the draw on the grid from these computer warehouses undergoes explosive growth, states that offer tax exemptions to support the industry are considering whether...

Join me and Senator Jennifer Boysko for a Pre-Session Town Hall

In a few weeks, I will be returning to Richmond to represent the newly drawn 6th House District. As I look forward to working with...

State lawmakers reach agreement on amendments to Virginia’s current budget

Virginia has a two-year budget, and so this year lawmakers were expected to approve legislation they like to call a caboose bill — the final...

The Hill: Democrats, parents’ rights and Election 2024

Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis may have a glass jaw. His presidential campaign apparently is reeling amid worries that Donald Trump and his henchmen could smash DeSantis to smithereens....

Roanoke Times: Governor approves compensation payment for wrongfully convicted Montgomery County man

By Mike Gangloff – David Wayne Kingrea’s long search for justice took another step this month as Gov. Glenn Youngkin approved more than $50,000 in...

Roanoke Times Editorial: Bipartisan consensus on solar encouraging

Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s energy plan makes solar farms and wind farms sound like a threat to the availability of the commonwealth’s diminishing supply of farmable...