State Del. Joshua Cole (D-Fredericksburg) says most state lawmakers agree data centers should pay their share but differ on what that looks like in practice. Cole is looking forward to seeing what recommendations come from a forthcoming state study on data centers. State budget talks had broken down over whether to end a more than $1 billion tax break for data centers. The General Assembly ultimately passed a budget that keeps the tax break in place and created a new energy consumption tax for data centers. Want more state politics news? Subscribe to our newsletter Virginia Capital. https://vadogwood.com/va-capital-newsletter/
