The chairs of both of the House of Delegates and state Senate finance committees have agreed that data centers need to pay their “fair share,” but differ on how to accomplish that goal.
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Radford residents to again pay more amid city fiscal struggles
The city council approved real estate, water and electric rate increases Tuesday night.
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Virginia’s little-used law to remove elected officials leads to two very different processes in Martinsville and Purcellville. Why?
In Martinsville, a Black mayor who has not been charged with any crime got suspended two months before a trial. In Purcellville, a white vice mayor facing multiple felony counts was allowed to serve for nine months. The law is broad enough to allow both these routes. Is that good or bad?
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Trump blasts Virginia vote as ‘rigged’ because of mail voting. He’s wrong. Here are the facts.
The “no” side did not lose because there was mail balloting. The “no” side lost because there wasn’t enough of it — specifically in rural areas.
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The Pulse: AI tools show bias when users disclose autism; dentists expand screening questions; a new recovery conference comes to Roanoke
Catch up on this week’s health news.
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Cumberland students: The connections between two schools named Robert R. Moton 75 years after the Barbara Johns student walkout
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the student walkout that Barbara Johns led at the Robert R. Moton High School in Farmville. There was another Moton school, though. It was in Cumberland County. Here’s its history.
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Headlines from across the state: State bus line debuts new east-west route that connects 10 cities across Virginia; more …
From elsewhere: Neighbors speak out against proposed conference center at Monroe Institute. Richmond Public Schools pitches outsourcing some substitute teachers, board pushes back. Weber City Town Council discusses next steps after losing police force.
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General Assembly rejects more than a dozen of Spanberger’s amendments
Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger amended 180 of the bills passed by the Democratic-controlled state legislature. She vetoed eight bills.
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Summerlike weather giving way to winterlike pattern that will make it more springlike
The temperature roller-coaster may get a little less extreme as April moves into May, and there will be a better chance of some much-needed rain.
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No state budget expected until June, speaker says
Data center tax exemptions remain the sticking point amongst budget negotiators, with the Senate in support of ending those exemptions 8 years early in 2027 and the House opposed.