In its newer form, the bill from Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, would ask state regulators to review two factors that contribute to how much customers pay each month.
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Griffin booted from committees; Democrats say he disrespected subcommittee chair
The Bedford County Republican sat on the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation until Friday.
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Lucas proposes data centers pay more to lower Dominion customers’ bills
Monthly bills for Dominion Energy’s residential and non-data center customers would decrease as data centers pick up the cost of their associated infrastructure and ensuring electricity is available during the highest-demand times.
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The Pulse: General Assembly takes up bills focused on medication affordability, pricing transparency
Bills that would mandate more transparency from pharmacy benefit managers and create a Prescription Drug Affordability board are making their way through the General Assembly. A bill that would have created a grant program to help local pharmacies died in subcommittee.
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Bill to establish VMI task force clears House, with changes
The bill would create a task force to “examine higher education” at VMI rather than explore whether the college should continue to receive state funding.
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Budget would move primary elections this year to Aug. 4
The change is necessary to accommodate other state laws on early voting that would be squeezed if voters approve the April 21 referendum for redistricting.
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Gov. Spanberger signs bill to enable redistricting referendum
The redistricting effort is expected to go to Virginia voters in an April 21 referendum.
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General Assembly Democrats release redistricting map
The map shows most of Southwest Virginia drawn into the 9th District, which would likely be the last remaining Republican stronghold out of the state’s 11 districts.
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Spanberger ends agreement between state law enforcement agencies and ICE
This won’t affect the almost two dozen agencies in Southside and Southwest Virginia that have entered into agreements with ICE.
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A 10-1 map would give Virginia the most aggressive gerrymander of any other state
Virginia Democrats want to eliminate four Republican-held congressional seats. On a percentage basis, that’s higher than any other state that’s engaged in a mid-decade redistricting.