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Virginia Beach approves 1-year data center moratorium
3+ week, 3+ day ago (198+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — City planners are vetting land use impacts and potential zoning regulations for future data center projects in Virginia Beach. In the meantime, the City Council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to establish a 12-month moratorium on any new data…...
Virginia Beach considers 12-month pause on new data center applications to determine best regulations
4+ week, 1+ day ago (66+ words) City Council could take action Tuesday on a resolution that would establish a 12-month pause on permitting new data centers. The pause would give city leaders time to develop regulations for the industry. City Council could take action Tuesday on…...
Virginia state senator calls for data center moratorium
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (371+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — A Virginia state senator is calling for an immediate moratorium on data center approvals and development in the Commonwealth, as debate over the facilities continues to grow. Republican State Sen. Glen Sturtevant, who represents Chesterfield County area, sent…...
Budget carries major Virginia policy changes
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (347+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia lawmakers approved Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s 14 budget amendments Monday, completing work on the state’s two-year spending plan ahead of the Wednesday's start of the new fiscal year. The Senate and the House of Delegates adopted all 14 amendments…...
Virginia lawmakers approve Spanberger's budget amendments, finalizing $207B spending plan
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (298+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia lawmakers in both the House and Senate voted Monday to accept Gov. Abigail Spanberger's proposed changes to the state's two-year spending plan, ending months of budget debate just one day before the state government would have shut…...
Virginia lawmakers approve two-year budget after months of debate over data center taxes
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (432+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's state budget passed both the House and Senate Monday, ending a standoff over data center tax policy that had stalled negotiations for months. The two-year spending plan includes 4% raises for teachers, 3.5% raises for state employees, higher standard…...
Virginia legislators propose new tax on data centers’ power usage to break budget deadlock | ARLnow.com
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (486+ words) Democratic leaders in the Virginia General Assembly reached an agreement on a state budget with a compromise on taxing data centers. The proposed budget agreement, announced last Friday evening, kept the sales and use tax exemption for data centers, which…...
Virginia lawmakers return to vote on state budget
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (291+ words) RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia lawmakers are back at the Statehouse Monday, prepared to take a final vote on the state’s budget after months of internal disagreements. The deadline to get an approved spending plan to the governor’s desk is June 30, now…...
Virginia Dems clinch deal to tax data centers
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (800+ words) Full access to essential energy & environment news for professionals. EXPLORE COVERAGE GET ACCESS By Adam Aton | 06/22/2026 06:49 AM EDT The budget agreement would levy a new, capped tax on the industry’s power usage, while preserving its existing tax breaks. Democratic state…...
Virginia budget leaders reach ‘agreement in principle’ for deal
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (313+ words) Virginia budget negotiators are nearing a deal to ensure that the state will have a new two-year spending plan in place on July 1, but they haven’t completed work on how they would tax data centers to generate additional money to…...