Category: The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The proposed $67 billion combination of Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy is headed to communities across Virginia as the deal remains under review by state regulators. Five public meetings are planned for September, giving Virginians an opportunity to ask questions and raise concerns about utility bills, reliability and other potential effects…

(The Center Square) – Virginia health officials are monitoring for additional dengue cases after confirming the first documented infection acquired within the state. Officials say there is no evidence the mosquito-borne virus is continuing to spread. The Virginia Department of Health disclosed the case in a Tuesday letter to healthcare providers. The Northern Virginia resident…

(The Center Square) – Nearly two dozen state attorneys general banded together as early as April 2024 to plot litigation against President Donald Trump long before he was reelected, according to a confidential document obtained by The Center Square. The document was signed approximately three months before President Joe Biden exited from the race and…

(The Center Square) – Chesapeake is delaying some new data center proposals while it rewrites the rules for where the facilities can be built and how they’re reviewed. The City Council voted 9-0 on July 21 to approve Resolution 26-R-042, temporarily delaying consideration of data center applications requiring rezonings or conditional use permits for up…

(The Center Square) – Virginia’s governor is seeking to formally intervene in the State Corporation Commission’s review of NextEra Energy’s proposed $67 billion acquisition of Dominion Energy, giving her administration a direct role as regulators consider whether to approve the deal. Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday that she is asking to become an intervenor in…

(The Center Square) – Virginia’s congressional nominees wasted little time turning to the general election after Tuesday’s primaries, thanking supporters, launching fall campaigns and calling for party unity ahead of November. Tuesday’s primaries finalized nominees in the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th congressional districts, setting several key U.S. House of Representatives matchups…

(The Center Square) – Dominion Energy must return to Virginia regulators this fall with proposed changes that could shift more transmission infrastructure costs to data centers and other large electricity users under a new order from the State Corporation Commission. The commission’s July 31 final order gives Virginia Electric and Power Company, which does business…

(The Center Square) – Virginia voters picked congressional nominees Tuesday, setting several key U.S. House matchups for November. Virginia currently sends six Democrats and five Republicans to the U.S. House. Tuesday’s primaries decided nominees in several competitive districts. Former U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria won the Democratic primary in the Hampton Roads-based 2nd Congressional District, Shannon…

(The Center Square) – Retired Army Maj. Gen. Bert Mizusawa won the Republican primary in Virginia on Tuesday and will challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner in the Nov. 3 general election. The Associated Press called the race 29 minutes after polls closed. According to the Virginia Department of Elections, Mizusawa had 52.54% of the…

(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta is co-leading another lawsuit against the Trump administration over tariffs. Filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade, the lawsuit from Bonta and other Democratic attorneys general and governors challenges the Trump administration’s recent decision to increase tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on the European Union…