Category: Virginia Mercury

Two members of Virginia’s congressional delegation have introduced bills designed to create standards for siting data centers in communities, amplify transparency about the facilities’ power and water use and protect nearby communities from international threats. “As a country we built our power infrastructure, our internet infrastructure, and the national highway

Virginia will steer more than $12.3 million in opioid settlement money toward state programs ranging from naloxone distribution and treatment services to youth education and recovery support on college campuses, the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority announced recently.  The agency’s Grants Committee approved its latest round of funding for 39 projects

King George County Schools will now allow sixth- to eighth-grade students to form non-curricular clubs, including one supporting LGBTQ+ students, after the school board settled with the families of two students who said the school did not allow them to form the LGBTQ+ club previously, according to a Monday announcement. 

Among Virginians who are no longer incarcerated, only those convicted of murder and voluntary or involuntary manslaughter remain disqualified from voting under new guidance from the Virginia Department of Elections.  The update comes days before early voting begins in the midterm elections, and months after a federal judge ordered the

Cerina Fairfax, a Virginia dentist and mother of two, spent nearly two years living in the same house as her husband while she was trying to divorce him. Virginia state law required couples with children, like the Fairfaxes, to wait a year before being allowed to file for divorce. Cerina’s

Shannon Taylor, the Democratic nominee for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District representative, wants to restore healthcare funding and resources slashed by the Republican-controlled Congress over the past year, she said at a roundtable alongside care workers and union leaders in Henrico Monday afternoon. Taylor, who was first elected to her current

Federal lawmakers will consider a proposal to reduce congestion around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, one of the busiest aviation hubs in the nation. No survivors found in crash between military helicopter and jet over Potomac River near DC Virginia’s U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, both

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Virginia’s general fund revenues rose by $58 million in August compared with the same month last year, keeping collections slightly ahead of the state’s forecast despite signs of weakness in Virginia’s labor market.  Collections increased 2.8% for the month and totaled nearly $4.61 billion during the first two months of

Loudoun County, the epicenter of Data Center Alley, is set to take up two amendments that would curb data center development, at least temporarily, and permanently end by-right development of the power-hungry data warehouses. Led by the county board member Juli Briskman, who is running for board chair, the amendments