Virginia lawmakers are divided over whether to end billions in tax breaks for data centers. The debate, tied to the stalled state budget, raises questions about economic growth, public funding, and ...
MSN: Virginia lawmakers wrap session with debate over affordability, limited bipartisan wins
State lawmakers will soon return to the Capitol after ending the General Assembly session without a budget, in part due to some debate over whether to continue current tax breaks ...
Virginia voters are heading to the polls today to decide whether or not to hand state lawmakers temporary power to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Polls are open today from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; ...
Legislation would more than double S.C. lawmakers’ current pay. They now earn $10,400 in salary plus $1,000 a month for in-district expenses, totaling $22,400 a year.
K‑State targets Jerrod Calhoun and Alan Huss as top candidates this week. Calhoun’s prospects hinge on buyout, salary and possibly interest from Pitt. If needed, K‑State would next target Belmont’s ...
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) on Monday signed the state’s first income tax on residents making more than $1 million annually. The “millionaire’s tax,” which advanced by the state Legislature last ...
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed legislation creating the state’s first income tax in nearly a century, imposing a 9.9% tax on households earning more than $1 million a year and drawing ...
As the 2026 legislative session came to a close, Virginia lawmakers from both parties say they made progress on key issues, though they remain divided on whether the session delivered on promises to ...
KTVB: Virginia has a data center boon. Officials debate whether it's time to scrap its tax breaks
Virginia has a data center boon. Officials debate whether it's time to scrap its tax breaks
Those items are, indeed, part of state lawmakers’ duties. They are also already compensated well for the privilege. There are a lot of people in New York state who could live quite well on $142,000 a ...
MSN: Northern Virginia Democratic lawmakers continue push for Virginia Equal Pay Act
For years, Sen. Jennifer Boysko has returned to the same piece of legislation, Virginia's proposed Equal Pay Act, pushing it session after session through a divided state government, only to see it ...
(The Center Square) – Several Virginia lawmakers voted alone against the rest of their chamber multiple times during the 2026 General Assembly session, opposing bills tied to energy policy, artificial ...
An 82-year-old Virginia senator raising the stakes, an Indiana consensus builder and a Texas enforcer are among state officials who have shaped the course of the midterm redistricting race.
Chicago Sun-Times: Lawmakers sweeten pot to keep Bears in Illinois, with stadium bill linked to statewide property tax relief
Lawmakers sweeten pot to keep Bears in Illinois, with stadium bill linked to statewide property tax relief
The University of Southern California canceled its gubernatorial debate on Tuesday night. In a statement, the USC Center for the Political Future defended its methodology and criteria that determined ...
Top Democrats in the California state legislature demanded that the University of Southern California (USC) either expand the number of candidates allowed to participate in the gubernatorial debate, ...
Virginians vote Tuesday on a redistricting referendum that could reshape the state's congressional map and boost Democrats in the midterm elections.
Virginia voters will consider a ballot measure Tuesday that would give the Democratic-majority legislature temporary power to redraw the state’s congressional districts.
WTOP has the latest results in Virginia’s special election on a Democratic-led effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the midterms.
Even as they’ve been massively outspent in a Democratic-leaning state, Republicans say they still have a fighting chance to defeat a redistricting referendum in Virginia next week that could help tip ...
That's what Virginia voters will be asked to answer in a special election Tuesday, April 21, when a single question appears on ballots across the state. Virginians will determine whether to approve ...
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A "yes" vote would allow the General Assembly to redraw Virginia's congressional districts, since other states have done so, in addition to giving effect to the proposed district map in time for the 2026 Congressional elections, and return the responsibility of drawing the congressional districts in 2031 to the Virginia Redistricting Commission.
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State lawmakers plan to return to Raleigh next month to kick off a new session, but there’s no indication Republican leaders in the state House and Senate are any closer to finalizing a budget deal ...
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Fairfax County Times: Lawmakers divided over billions in data center tax breaks
Now, amid a growing national pushback on data centers, Virginia senators have voted to end a projected $1.6 billion annual tax break, requiring the industry to resume paying a minimum 5.3% sales tax.
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