The lieutenant governor, a former literature professor, has created a lecture tour on the intersection of literature and politics.
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Readers had questions about this year’s ballot. Here are some answers.
We asked readers what they wanted to know. Most of these inquiries are about the three proposed constitutional amendments Virginians are voting on.
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Perriello, Macy hit McGuire, Cline on data centers. Here’s what they’re talking about (and what they’re not saying)
A fact-check on some of the charges the Democratic candidates in the 5th and 6th congressional districts have made about the Republican incumbents.
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Business owner: Virginia already wrote the data-center heat law. Now make it a condition.
Every data center is a furnace. Nearly all the electricity that goes in comes out as heat, and the newest liquid-cooled halls put it out as warm water, exactly the temperature a greenhouse wants in a Virginia January.
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Early voting begins today. Here’s what’s at stake across Virginia.
Virginia has a low-key Senate race, 11 different congressional races (some more competitive than others), referendums on three important constitutional amendments, a few local referendums here or there, and lots of local offices.
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Preservation Virginia on Bacon’s Rebellion and America’s 250th: Connections or contradictions?
This weekend marks the 350th anniversary of Nathaniel Bacon and his followers burning Virginia’s Colonial capital.
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10 things to know about the congressional campaigns in Virginia so far
Many of the Democratic campaigns are operating from the same playbook: Run against “corruption,” and data centers, don’t mention Trump, push for debates they know won’t happen.
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Why the SCC should hold a field hearing on the proposed Dominion merger in St. Paul
Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi should take her listening tour on the merger there, as well. Southwest Virginia is outside Dominion’s service territory but still has things at stake.
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6 things to know about the Wood Haven deal that we otherwise don’t know much about
Is a data center headed to the Wood Haven Technology Park in Roanoke County? We don’t know, but here are things to know about the park’s history.
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For better or worse, AI investment and data centers are driving the economy
Recent report says artificial intelligence now represents one-third of the business growth in the U.S. in 2026. And as much as server farms are now detested, there are financial implications to any kind of moratorium on their construction. Here’s a closer look.
