Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced she had signed off on $8.4 million in funding for projects in the Appalachian Regional Commission footprint.
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Notes from the Square: Virginia attorney general forms legal unit to challenge federal overreach
Plus: Virginia to receive $353 million through Meta lawsuit settlement, and Virginia Tech gets nearly $1.7 million in federal research grants.
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Virginia won’t be able to cover federal SNAP, Medicaid funding cuts, governor warns
Gov. Abigail Spanberger issued an executive order aimed at protecting Virginians’ access to federal healthcare and food assistance programs.
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Virginians will weigh in on 3 changes to their state constitution this fall. Here’s a look at the proposed amendments.
The amendments would enshrine in the constitution the right to reproductive healthcare, including abortion; remove a ban on same-sex marriage; and restore voting rights to formerly incarcerated people.
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Virginia board approves ‘last resort’ fee increases for hunting, fishing, trapping licenses
The board also passed new fees and regulations related to boating, camping and conservation.
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Notes from the Square: DCCC triples down on its push to flip the 5th Congressional District
Plus: Debates in the 6th District; Hashmi announces energy listening tour; Southwest and Southside producers win grants; emergency preparedness executive order issued; and Spanberger formally intervenes in proposed Dominion-NextEra merger.
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General Assembly launches effort to study tax exemptions, consumption tax for data centers
The effort is part of a compromise reached during biennial budget negotiations that took place in the spring.
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State revenues exceed forecast; Spanberger urges ‘prudent budgeting’
Many of the state’s job losses came from retirements, helping soften their blow to the state’s coffers, the governor and Secretary of Finance said.
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Funding for Virginia’s fire service is insufficient, studies show. There are ideas for how to change that.
Here’s a guide to how fire departments are funded in Virginia, in eight FAQs gathered from Cardinal readers.
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Notes from the Square: Griffith weighs in on Dominion, NextEra merger
Plus: Hashmi plans an energy listening tour, Spanberger urges Virginians to sign up as poll workers, and more board appointments and essay contest winners are announced.
