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(The Center Square) – Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has formally entered the state case reviewing the proposed $67 billion merger of Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy. Spanberger and Chief Energy Officer Josephus Allmond filed a notice of participation Monday with the State Corporation Commission, following through on the governor’s earlier announcement that she would seek…

(The Center Square) – A new organization founded by a former Republican governor and potential 2028 presidential candidate has launched an ad campaign that is urging Pennsylvania to opt into a federal school choice program. Empowering America’s Parents, created by former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, is a national policy advocacy organization promoting the Education Freedom…

(The Center Square) – Twenty-two states have gone to court to block the Trump administration from accessing a database containing the personal information of roughly 17 million commercial drivers. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the federal government is entitled to that data and needs it to keep the highways safe. This is the latest in…

(The Center Square) – Two Democrats are now seeking the nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Danny Diggs in Virginia’s 24th Senate District next year. Del. Mark Downey announced his campaign Thursday, joining Jason Parker in the race. Diggs is seeking reelection to a second term. The district includes York County, Williamsburg and Poquoson, along with…

(The Center Square) – A national firefighters union has censured Virginia’s governor over her veto of legislation that would have expanded collective bargaining rights for public employees. Delegates to the International Association of Fire Fighters voted unanimously Wednesday to approve the censure during the union’s convention in Arlington, Texas. The resolution was submitted by the…

(The Center Square) – Virginia voters will decide three proposed changes to the state Constitution this fall. The questions deal with reproductive freedom, marriage and voting rights for people convicted of felonies. All three will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot. The General Assembly approved each amendment in two consecutive sessions, as required before a…

(The Center Square) – A typical Dominion Energy residential customer is already paying about $8 more per month for fuel, and another roughly $13 could be added depending on how Virginia regulators decide the utility should recover deferred fuel costs. The State Corporation Commission spent two days considering Dominion’s fuel costs and how the company…

(The Center Square) – As students begin returning to classrooms across Virginia, the state says a new federal order on childhood vaccines will not change the immunizations required for school. The Virginia Department of Health said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s executive order does not change the commonwealth’s school immunization requirements or the its recommendations…

(The Center Square) – Tourism generated about $3.4 billion in state and local taxes in Virginia last year as visitors spent a record $36.2 billion across the Commonwealth. Local governments accounted for about $2.1 billion of the tax impact, while $1.36 billion went to the state, according to an economic impact analysis by Tourism Economics…

(The Center Square) – Seven Virginia hemp businesses are asking a federal judge to block new restrictions set to take effect Saturday, arguing the change will leave them with products they can no longer legally sell in the Commonwealth. A hearing is scheduled Wednesday in Roanoke on their request for a temporary restraining order and…