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Virginia’s Senate race is taking place outside the national spotlight and more headlines
• “Virginia’s Senate race is taking place outside the national spotlight.” — Cardinal News • “Death at Southwest Virginia Regional Jail in Abingdon under investigation.” — WCYB • “Newport News ship repair business plans to add 400+ jobs.” — Virginia Business • “RGGI allowance prices 153% higher in Virginia return.”

‘Drive them into hell’: Trump ponders destruction of Iran at United Nations
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump faces a “big decision” to make a deal with Iran or “annihilate” the country, he told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. During a 37-minute speech to his international counterparts including Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in New York City, Trump asked, “Will a deal

Spanberger presses Congress for AI guardrails as states forge ahead
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday called on Congress to set national rules for artificial intelligence, warning that its rapid development could threaten jobs, privacy and public resources if oversight remains largely in the hands of the companies building it. In a letter to congressional leaders, the Virginia Democrat urged federal

Clean Virginia: NextEra’s utility takeover attempts, alleged political moves relevant to merger case
Clean Virginia, a clean energy policy advocacy group and an intervenor in the Dominion Energy-NextEra Energy merger case, told the State Corporation Commission in a Tuesday hearing that NextEra’s past political ties and attempts to acquire utilities deserve scrutiny in regulators’ review of the proposed $67 billion merger. Ahead of

Federal AI rules sought by Virginia governor
(The Center Square) – Virginia is pressing Congress for federal artificial intelligence rules addressing potential effects on jobs, personal data and resource use as the state develops oversight of the technology. First-year Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday said she is calling on congressional leaders to take a larger role in regulating AI, citing concerns…

RGGI allowance prices 153% higher in Virginia return
(The Center Square) – Virginia returned to a regional carbon market this summer with allowance prices about 153% higher than when the commonwealth last participated, increasing the cost of emissions allowances utilities can seek to recover from electric customers. The Energy Commission of Virginia’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative subcommittee reviewed allowance prices Monday, along with…

Va. Native American tribes wanted to join the Chesapeake Bay partnership. Not anymore.
Seven federally recognized Native American tribes are ending their bid to formally join the Chesapeake Bay cleanup, saying they have been disappointed by the response from Bay Program leaders. The Virginia-based tribes began their quest last January, hoping to be added as a single signatory — the status awarded to

False birth control claims are proliferating, survey says
More than half of women of reproductive age have seen or heard the false claim that hormones in contraceptives are harmful, and about 4 in 10 have been exposed to the false idea that hormones in contraceptives limit your ability to get pregnant in the future, according to a new

Could Virginia’s new law allowing 1% sales tax for school construction need a fix?
A new state law allowing localities to raise revenue for school construction has opened opportunities but also raised questions, with some local leaders and lawmakers asking if it could create funding shortfalls for localities that approve the measure. Virginia voters to decide on 1% sales tax for school construction, NoVa

Survey finds that more than half of Virginia families with children face food insecurity
The Federation of Virginia Food Banks, the Virginia Department of Social Services and No Kid Hungry Virginia commissioned a statewide survey that found 51% of families with children were food insecure. The survey picked up where the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual survey to assess hunger left off. The final










