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Virginia GOP proposes gas tax holiday as $375M relief plan
21+ hour, 13+ min ago (555+ words) Virginia Republicans are calling for a temporary suspension of the state's gas tax, a proposal they say would cost about $125 million per month and be covered using state reserves to provide short-term relief to Virginians. The push comes eight days…...
Virginia firearm bills head to governor for decision
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (589+ words) Several firearm-related bills passed by the Virginia General Assembly this session are awaiting action from first-term Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger. The list includes measures addressing public carrying of certain firearms, liability standards for the firearm industry and restrictions on unserialized…...
RNC sues Virginia to stop state's Democratic redistricting push
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (226+ words) The Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee sued Virginia Wednesday in an effort to stop the state's Democratic-led legislature from redrawing the state's congressional district maps. Democrats have sought to redraw the state's district maps in a…...
Virginia Gov Spanberger orders state agencies to end any agreements they have with ICE
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (334+ words) First-term Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger has ordered Virginia's state law enforcement agencies to end any remaining agreements that allow state officers to take part in federal civil immigration enforcement. The directive, issued Wednesday, requires state agencies to withdraw from all…...
Virginia leaders respond to DOJ tuition lawsuit
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (274+ words) Virginia officials are weighing in after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit this week challenging the commonwealth's in-state tuition law. As previously reported by The Center Square, the Justice Department sued Virginia in U.S. District Court for the Eastern…...
Watch: In Virginia gov debate, Dem Spanberger appears to freeze over Jones text message questions
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (115+ words) The texts were sent by Democrat candidate for Virginia attorney general Jay Jones In Thursday night's Virginia gubernatorial debate, Democrat nominee Abigail Spanberger had to be asked four times to clarify whether she still endorses Democrat nominee Jay Jones for…...
Virginia lands $17 billion data center project in Louisa County
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (404+ words) The campus will span 697 acres in the Shannon Hill Regional Business Park and could support over 1.1 gigawatts of power, according to the company. EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure plans to invest more than $17 billion in a high-density data center campus in Louisa…...
Investigation finds over half of Alexandria restaurants in Louisiana serving imported shrimp
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (229+ words) (The Center Square) " More than half of shrimp dishes served in Alexandria and nearby Pineville may not be the real Gulf Coast deal, according to a recent investigation funded by the Louisiana Shrimp Task Force. "This is about trust," said…...
Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide at 41
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (277+ words) Giuffre's death occurred in Australia, where she had been living with her husband and children since 2019. Giuffre herself was American. Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide at 41 Giuffre's death occurred in Australia, where she had been living with…...