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Farm, home supplies retailer to invest $40M in Henry County
Rural King will invest $40 million to establish a distribution center in Henry County, a project expected to create 150 jobs.
Virginia finalizes $200B+ 2026-28 budget
Virginia legislators finalized a $200 billion-plus budget including a new data center electricity tax and a marijuana retail sales framework.
Data center discord continues to block Virginia budget agreement
Virginia senators continue push for tax break repeal on data centers, while governor and House back further study.
Former Virginia Lottery leader returns to post
Kevin Hall returns as Virginia Lottery executive director after leading record sales and expanding gaming oversight from 2018 to 2022.
Spanberger removes Virginia Tech’s rector from board
John Rocovich, a Roanoke-based lawyer, has been removed as rector of Virginia Tech, according to a letter from Gov. Abigail Spanberger.
Spanberger vetoes legislation for creating marijuana retail market
Gov. Abigail Spanberger vetoes legislation to create a retail marijuana market, drawing criticism from lawmakers who created the bills
Spanberger vetoes Fairfax casino referendum vote
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Thursday vetoed legislation that would have led to Fairfax County's referendum vote to determine whether a casino would be built in Tysons.
Spanberger appoints inaugural chief energy officer
Gov. Abigail Spanberger appointed an inaugural chief energy officer, attorney Josephus Allmond, on Wednesday.
Virginia legislature passes $15-per-hour minimum wage
Virginia's General Assembly passed legislation Monday that will raise the state's minimum wage incrementally to $15 an hour by Jan. 1, 2028.
Space tech company to invest $6.75M, add 100 jobs in Reston
Umbra plans a $6.75M expansion in Fairfax County, adding 100 jobs and opening a new 20,000-square-foot Reston office.
‘This is war’: In texts, U.Va. board members plotted with Youngkin, decried DEI
As Republican leaders moved to root out what they have criticized as liberal ideology at the University of Virginia, some conservative appointees to its board texted privately about ending “chemical and surgical mutilation” for transgender youth at its hospitals and undoing “regimes of racial classification” in its classrooms, according to nearly 1,000 pages of text […]
Spanberger names transition team leaders
Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger announced her transition team Wednesday, as she prepares to take office in January 2026.
