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Rep. Jennifer McClellan is pushing legislation she says will help address rising energy costs associated with data center construction in the state. Virginia currently has more data centers than any other state, with 600 operational and planned facilities.

State Sen. Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (D-Henrico) said state lawmakers need to address the problem of rising energy bills. He said the forthcoming state budget is a good start at trying to rein in data center energy consumption, but more work remains. Want more state politics news? Subscribe to our newsletter Virginia Capital. Link in comments.

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…

Sen. Tim Kaine says votes in both chambers of Congress have made one thing clear: President Donald Trump did not have the authority to launch a war with Iran on his own.

State Del. JJ Singh (D-Ashburn) says the new data center energy consumption tax is a good start, but more work needs to be done to regulate the industry in Virginia, which is home to more data centers than anywhere else in the world. Want more state politics news? Subscribe to our newsletter Virginia Capital.

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam sat in rows of empty seats after President Trump abruptly canceled a signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill meant to bring down costs. The bill had already passed Congress with support from both parties, and included measures to speed up housing construction, streamline reviews, and limit big investors from buying up…

Rep. James Walkinshaw is demanding that Acting AG Todd Blanche testify publicly about how the DOJ handled the document releases. This comes right after former Attorney General Pam Bondi faced intense questioning from the House Oversight Committee and shifted the responsibility to Blanche, naming him as the official who oversaw the entire process.

Virginia is known as the data center capital of the world, home to hundreds of active facilities. In Sterling, however, the rapid expansion has upended local lives. Some residents have resorted to covering their windows with mattresses and plexiglass to block out a relentless, high-pitched whine from a nearby facility. Unlike traditional centers drawing grid…

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