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Virginia legislators grill Dominion head on NextEra merger
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (410+ words) all-stock deal which could see management of half of Virginia’s energy move outside the commonwealth. If Dominion...Florida-based NextEra, it would be the largest public utility merger Virginia has ever seen. "This is the combination of...companies,” he added....
Governor Spanberger gives commencement speech at Virginia Tech
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (71+ words) Governor Abigail Spanberger spoke at Virginia Tech’s graduation ceremonies Friday. Since 1990, it’s been a Virginia Tech tradition that the new, incoming governor...Governor Spanberger gives commencement speech at Virginia Tech Governor Abigail Spanberger spoke at Virginia Tech’s graduation ceremonies Friday…...
Virginia senator's Data Center Listening Tour spotlights concerns about growing industry
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (359+ words) budget negotiators are reportedly hard at work, Virginia’s Senate President is continuing her tour of Virginia localities to hear from residents about data centers....Louise Lucas, Senate Pro Temp of the Senate of Virginia!" said Senator Mike Jones into…...
Virginia Beach offshore wind farm has started producing electricity
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (506+ words) Dominion Energy’s wind farm off the Virginia Beach coast sent its first batch of power to the...the company confirmed. The $11 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, or CVOW, stretches from...infrastructure at State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach. “This…...
Virginia nonprofit hospitals dispute new charity care spending report
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (294+ words) A new report suggests Virginia’s nonprofit hospital systems aren’t spending enough to treat...or are uninsured.” But Julian Walker with the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association said the...benefits in the billions. “Hospitals continue in Virginia to fund Medicaid expansion…...
Senators Kaine and Warner make the case for "Virginia Plan" on gun control
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (174+ words) Are Virginia gun laws something that the rest of the country should emulate? That's what...have this argument — listen, if we can do this in Virginia, where the NRA has had its headquarters for many...
Virginia Creeper Trail estimated to bring more than $60 million to Southwest Virginia, study finds
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (234+ words) When Hurricane Helene swept through Southwest Virginia in 2024, flooding and mudslides destroyed half of the Virginia Creeper Trail. As a result, towns along the trail...Trail tourism economy. 350,000 people rode the Virginia Creeper Trail in 2023; more than half were from......
Even with upcoming raises, Virginia teacher salaries still lag the national average
3+ week, 2+ day ago (223+ words) Public school teachers in Virginia are getting a 3.5% raise this year. But, they're still...struggling to catch up to the national average. Virginia is falling behind the national average for teacher...the National Education Association posted to the Virginia Public…...
Virginia’s economy expected to grow modestly by end of 2026, job losses still expected
1+ week, 2+ day ago (314+ words) A new report from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service says Virginia’s economy is expected to grow modestly through...Center talking about how federal cuts impacted Virginia through the end of 2025. But fears that…...
Virginia's vineyards suffer damage after April freeze
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (559+ words) the early morning of April 21st, wineries across Virginia recorded cold temperatures, dipping into the low...at Hark Vineyard, near Earlysville in central Virginia. They lost about 80% of their first buds. “We...events,” Greely said. “It’s a hard time for the…...