Powerful message from Virginia labor leader— “Elections have consequences.”

Did you know that a big tech-backed data center group called the Data Center Coalition—whose members include Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Google—formed a political action committee last year, then donated $165,500 to a bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers… ahead of a legislative session focused on regulation? Yeah.
If this rubs you the wrong way, here are two things you can do about it:

-Use the Virginia Register of Regulations or the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website to track proposed regulations and submit public comments.

-Use the Virginia Public Access Project and Transparency USA to see which lawmakers receive donations from tech companies and related PACs.

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Manassas resident Jenny Higginbotham shares which candidate she feels supports her (and most Virginians’) views on reproductive rights.

If you’re taking notes to be ready for the Nov. 4 election this year, here’s what to know about the two candidates for governor when it comes to repro rights.

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