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2026 Virginia Democrat Watch 

 

Virginia Democrat Actions​

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Sept 19, 2026, Virginia Governor Spanberger Rolls Back Youngkin's Protections for Girls Sports, Daily Caller

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Sept 18, 2026, Spanberger Takes Unusual Step to Restrict New Data Centers Up to A Point, Washington Post

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Sept 18, 2026, Virginia Confronts $1.7 Billion Shortfall in Road Maintenance Funding, Virginia Mercury

[Funding through the SmartScale Program could drop by 51% and construction awards to localities could be affected]

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Sept 16, 2026, Spanberger Declares State of Emergency As Drought Strains Farmers, WTOP

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Sept 6, 2026, Spanberger Announces Almost $40 Million to be invested in Virginia Airports, WRIC

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Sept 6, 2026, UVa Forecasts loss of 18,050 Jobs This Year, Daily Progress

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Aug 26, 2026, Spanberger Orders State Agencies to Prepare for Medicaid, SNAP Changes, Virginia Mercury

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Aug 24, 2026, Virginia Considers Calls for Mandatory School Nurses as Healthcare Gaps Emerge, Virginia Mercury

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Aug 24, 2026, Legislators didn't Allow Local Bans on Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers. Localities Did It Anyway, Virginia Mercury

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Aug 22, 2026, Virginia Democrats Rally Behind 6th District Congressional Candidate Beth Macy, Daily News Record

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Aug 20, 2026, USDA Advances Roadless Rule Repeal; Advocates Say It Puts 400,000 Acres at Risk in Virginia, Virginia Mercury

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Aug 19, 2026, Balancing Optimism and Caution, Spanberger Says Virginia's Revenues Grew $2.1 Billion in 2026, Virginia Mercury

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Aug 6, 2026, Virginia Governor to Intervene in NextEra, Dominion Merger Over Electricity Price Concerns, CNBC

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July 31, 2026, Gov. Abigail Spanberger Has Restored Voting Rights to More than 66,000 Former Felons, WHRO

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July 30, 2026, Virginia Senators Urge Spanberger to Call Special Session on State Groundwater Supply, WTVR CBS 6 News Richmond

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July 16, 2026, State Police Col. Jeff Katz Talks Leadership, Speeding Tickets, and Transcendental Meditation, WTVR CBS 6

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July 13, 2026, Virginia's Governor Weighs in on Pivotal Case of Data Center Transmission Costs, InsideClimateNews

[Gov. Spanberger want data centers to pay for essential cables for electricity]

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July 13, 2026, New '$190 Grocery Fee' at Walmart and Other Chains to Cover New State Packaging Law, The U.S. Sun

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July 13, 2026, Spanberger Offers First-in-the-Nation Solar Energy Affordability Initiative, WRIC ABC 8 News

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July 12, 2026, Spanberger Gains 5-4 Majority on Virginia Board of Education, The Roanoke Times

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July 7, 2026, Kaine Visits EMU After Securing STEM Funding, Daily News Record

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July 7, 2026, Virginia Joins Multistate Push Against ICE Rollback on Detainee Death Reporting, Virginia Mercury

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June 30, 2026, Virginia General Assembly Approves Virginia Budget with Spanberger's Amendments, Daily News Record

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June 24, 2026, Virginia's Styrofoam Ban Begins July 1st, Food Vendors Say Comes at a Cost, 13 News Now

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June 23, 2026, Spanberger Announces Reforms to Virginia Prison System, WTVR CBS 6 News

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June 21, 2026, Five New Virginia Laws Taking Effect July 1st, WSLS NBC 10

[Gun sales, clean slate, wage transparency, and more]

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June 16, 2026, Spanberger Sides with House in Budget Dispute, VPM

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June 16, 2026, 'She's a Diva' - Virginia Dems Feud over Data Center Tax Breaks, Daily Caller

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June 5, 2026, New Virginia Laws Aim to Protect Healthcare Workers and Patients in Hospitals, 13 News Now

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June 2, 2026, Virginia Revenue Forecast Jumps By $1.5B As Budget Talks Continue, Virginia Mercury

[Spanberger says that strong than expected revenues could help lawmakers break ongoing impasse before June 30 deadline]

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June 1, 2026, Virginia Lawmakers Are Set to Return to Richmond as Budget Deadline Nears, Virginia Mercury

[Special session resumes June 18 with data center tax incentives still at the center of a standoff between Spanberger, House Democrats and Senate Finance Chair Louise Lucas.]

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June 1, 2026, Virginia Budget Impasse Threatens School Funding, poses potential staffing challenges, Virginia Mercury

[House is set to meet on June 18, Senate June 22]

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June 1, 2026, Virginia Marriage Equality Amendment Campaign Launches at the Start of Pride Month, Virginia Mercury

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May 27, 2026, Virginia is One Month Away from a Government Shutdown, The Republican Standard

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May 22, 2026, Virginia Governor's Marijuana Veto is Very Unpopular With Voters, New Poll Shows, Marijuana Moment

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May 21, 2026, Spanberger's ICE Actions Deepen Divide Among Democrats, Virginia Mercury

[Governor vetoes some immigration enforcement limits while signing new protections and executive order.]
 

May 21, 2026, Virginia's New Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Could Cost Workers Less Than $10 a Week, Labor Secretary Says, WRIC ABC 8 News

[Cost estimate is unrealistic with high administrative cost, no provision to cap the cost to employee or employer, loose restriction to "use", what does employer do while employee on leave, and what happens with an exceptional "new employee"]

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May 20, 2026, Spanberger Vetoes Bill to Allow Marijuana Retail Sales in Virginia, WJLA ABC 7

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May 15, 2026, Virginia Governor Signs Dominion-Backed Bills - All Eyes on Regulators, Inside Climate News

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May 15, 2026, Spanberger Signs Assault Weapons Ban, Package of Criminal Justice and Energy Bills, Virginia Mercury

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May 14, 2026, Virginia Governor Spanberger Signs Assault Weapons Ban into Law, WSET ABC 13

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May 13, 2026, Virginia Governor Spanberger to Veto Collective Bargaining Bill after Bipartisan Concerns, WJLA ABC 7

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May 11, 2026, Virginia Governor Signs Paid Leave Law, First in the South, WTOP

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May 9, 2026, Gov. Spanberger to Sign Paid Family Leave and Medical Leave Legislation, WSET ABC 13 News

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May 7, 2026, Gov. Spanberger Signs Wetlands, PFAS, and Flooding Bills, Virginia Mercury

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Apr 30, 2026, New Virginia State Law Mandates Review of Dominion Load Forecasting, As Data Centers Raise Concerns, Virginia Mercury

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Apr 29, 2026, Gov. Spanberger Signs Bills to Boost Virginia's Skilled Workforce, WTKR

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Apr 23, 2026, Virginia Lawmakers Recess Special Session Without A Budget Deal, Virginia Mercury

[Democratic divide over data center incentives and skill games left $212B Spending Plan Unresolved]

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Apr 17, 2026,Virginia Joins the Popular Vote Compact, New York Sun

[The PVC is a scheme to avoid the Electoral College.]

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Apr 17, 2026, Spanberger Signs Virginia Into Popular Vote Contract, Sparking Constitutional Debate, WSET ABC 13 News

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Apr 16, 2026, Spanberger's First 100 Days Are Flashing a Warning Sign Democrats Should Not Ignore, Virginia Mercury

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Apr 16, 2026, 'Moderate' Democrat Abigail Spanberger Signs Bill Forcing Schools to 'Consider Restorative Disciplinary Practices' Before Suspending Students, Washingon Free Beacon

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Apr 15, 2026, Spanberger Signs, Vetoes and Seeks Changes in Key Bills on Guns, Labor, Marijuana and More, 13 News Now

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Apr 14, 2026, Governor Spanberger Proposes Changes to Gun Laws, Sparking Debate, WDBJ 7

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Apr 14, 2026, Spanberger Amends, Signs Sweeping Gun Legislation Reshaping Virginia's Firearms Laws, Virginia Mercury

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Apr 14, 2026, Virginia Governor Vetoes a Ban on Plea Deals That Waive People's Constitutional Rights, BOLTS Mag

[The bill would have bar prosecutors from pressuring defendents to waive rights against unreasonable search and seizure]

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Apr 14, 2026, Virginia Governor Ends Tax Breaks for Confederate Groups, The New York Times

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Apr 13, 2026, Sen. Mark Warner Speaks of Crisis and Challenges in Reelection Appearance, Daily New Record

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Apr 13, 2026, Hashmi Launches 4-Year Lecture Series Across Virginia's Colleges and Universities,  WRIC ABC 8 News

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Apr 13, 2026, Governor Spanberger Signs ICE Legislation to Protect Virginia Students, WDBJ CBS 7

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Apr 12, 2026, Gov. Abigail Spanberger Faces Monday Deadline to Act on Virginia Bills, WTKR CBS 3

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Apr 12, 2026, Bill Seeks Mental Health Check be Made Available for all Virginia 6-12 Graders, Virginian-Pilot

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Apr 10, 2026, Spanberger Vetoes Bill to Legalize Skill Games in Virginia, WRIC ABC 8

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Apr 9, 2026, Spanberger Vetoes Controversial Fairfax County Casino Bill, WJLA ABC 7 News

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Apr 9, 2026, Youngkin Accuses Spanberger of Hiding Who She Really Was, Fox News

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Apr 9, 2026, Republicans Target Spanberger as Governor 'Bait and Switch' in Bid to Defeat Redistricting Effort, Fox News

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Apr 9, 2026, Virginia State Police Boss Says Troopers Will Not Go Door-to-Door Collecting Guns: 'Very Un-American', WTVR CBS 6

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Apr 9, 2026, Gov. Abigail Spanberger Says Virginia is Not a Sanctuary State, Fox News

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Apr 6, 2026, Virginia Set to Rejoin RGGI as Utilities Prepare to Pass the Costs Back to Ratepayers Virginia Mercury

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Apr 6, 2026, Spanberger Signs Bipartisan Bills Tied to Billions in Business Investment Across Virginia, Virginia Mercury

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Apr 1, 2026, Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones Joins Multi-State Effort Opposing Birthright Citizenship Order, 13NewsNow

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Mar 31, 2026, Gov. Spanberger Signs First Batch of Bills into Law. Here's What's Changing, WTVR CBS 6 News

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Mar 26, 2026, After Past Vetoes, Democratic-controlled Legislature Sends Virginia Equal Pay Act to Governor, Virginia Mercury

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Mar 25, 2026, Spanberger Creates New Cabinet Position, Appoints SELC's Josephus Allmond Chief Energy Officer, Virginia Mercury

[Click HERE to read about the SELC - Southern Environmental Law Center]

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Mar 24, 2026, Virginia Lawmakers Pass Bill That Could Change How Your Vote Is Counted, WSET ABC 13 News

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Mar 20, 2026, Four Data Center Bills Await Governor's Signature as Southwest Virginia Projects Spark Debate, WSLS 10 News

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Mar 16, 2026, Democrat Mark Warner Files for Reelection, Launches Bid for Fourth U.S. Senate Term, Virginia Mercury

[Files 18,000 Signatures]

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Mar 16, 2026, Virginia Democrat Lawmakers Push VMI Oversight Bill; Rep. Wittman Raises Alarm, 13NewsNow

[Virginia Republican Representatives Send Letter to President Trump and Secretary Hegseth]

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Mar 16, 2026, Is It Time for Virginia to Cut Back on Studies and Commissions? Lawmakers are Weighing It, Virginia Mercury

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Mar 15, 2026, Virginia Lawmakers Wrap Session With Debate on Affordability, Limited Bipartisan Wins, WSET ABC 13 News

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Mar 14, 2026, The 2026 General Assembly Session Wraps With No Budget, Special Session on the Horizon, Cardinal News

[Special Session expected to convene on April 23]

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Mar 14, 2026, The 10 Most Important Things That Happened in Virginia's 2026 Legislative Session, Virginia Mercury

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Mar 13, 2026, On 13 of the Nearly 100 Known Lynching Sites Have Historic Markers. A State Program Seeks to Change That, Cardinal News 

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Mar 11, 2026, Clock Ticking on Virginia Budget as Democrats Clash over Data Center Tax Breaks, Daily News Record

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Mar 9, 2026, Virginia Dems Send Spanberger a Bill That Could Let Some Repeat Offenders Off Without Secured Bond, Expert Warns, Fox News

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Mar 9, 2026, Virginia Lawmakers Delay Vote on Bill That Would Reduce Electricity Costs, WSET ABC 13 News

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Mar 9, 2026, Virginia Senator Wants to 'even the playing field' for Candidate Filing Deadlines, WVTF

[bill would extend deadline by 5 days if an incumbent waits until the last day and does not file to run]

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Mar 9, 2026, Virginia Weighs Plan To Tie Electoral Vote to National Popular Vote, WSLS NBC 10 News

[House Bill 965 would give all electoral votes to the candidate who wins the most national votes rather than the individual state]

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Mar 9, 2026, Debate Grows as Virginia Bill Expanding Judges' Power Moves Forward, WSET ABC News 13

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Mar 9, 2026, Virginia Lawmakers Pass Assault Firearm Ban, What It Could Mean for Gunowners, WTVR CBS 6 News

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Mar 5, 2026, Virginia Lawmakers are on the Cusp of Changing Medical Malpractice Law, VPM

[Bill was introduced by Republican Senator Mark Obenshain from Rockingham County]

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Mar 2, 2026, Virginia Lawmakers Reach Agreement for First Steps to Monitor PFAS in Biosolids, Virginia Mercury

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Feb 28, 2026, Virginia Delegate Discusses Bill to Allow Voluntary 'Virtual Power Plants' at Homes, WDBJ CBS 7

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Feb 27, 2026, Virginia Democratic Lawmakers Vote Themselves a 278% Pay Raise, WJLA ABC 8

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Feb 24, 2026, Virginia Businesses Brace for Cost Increases as Paid Leave, Wage Hike Bills Advance, Business Journal

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Feb 24, 2026, In Democratic Rebuttal, Spanberger Accuses of Driving Up Costs and Chaos, Daily News Record

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Feb 22, 2026, House Democrats Unveil Budget Plan That Aims to Support Families, WRIC ABC 8

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Feb 21, 2026, Virginia Dems Ditch Proposed Solar Energy Fee that Would Have Raised Electric Bills, Daily Signal

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Feb 20, 2026, Virginia Democrats Pass Map That Could Flip 4 Seats, If Courts and Voters Approve, Associated Press

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Feb 17, 2026, At CBS Town Hall, Wes Moore Struggles to Answer Questions About Free Beacon Reports on His Tall Tales,  Washington Free Beacon

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Feb 16, 2026, Trump Slams Maryland Governor Wes Moore of Potomac Sewage Spill, USA Today

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Feb 13, 2026, Virginia Supreme Court Allows Redistricting Special Election to Move Forward, NBC News

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Feb 9, 2026, Virginia Tax Bill That Would Add Costs to Dry Cleaning, Dog Grooming, Eliminates Grocery Tax Until 2027, WSLS 10 News

[Adds tax to Gym memberships,  Dog grooming services, Digital purchases (such as movies and e-books), Food delivery services, Dry cleaning, Home maintenance and repair, Car repairs, Residential cleaning services]

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Feb 6, 2026, Spanberger Signs Bills to Send Three Constitutional Amendments to the Voters This Year, Virginia Mercury

 

Feb 5, 2026, Abigail Spanberger Orders End To State Agency Partnerships with ICE, The Hill

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Feb 5, 2026, Virginia House Democrats Pass Sweeping Gun Control Bills Over GOP Objections, Virginia Mercury

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Feb 5, 2026, Democrats Release Long-Awaiting 10-1 Congressional Map, Virginia Mercury​

 

Feb 4, 2026, Virginia Supreme Court Will Hear Redistricting Challenge, Politico

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Feb 4, 2026, Virginia on Track to Reform Probation Following Bipartisan Bills, Virginia Mercury

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Feb 4, 2026, 'We Don't Want to Become the Dumping Grounds': Biosolids Bill Advances, Virginia Mercury

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Feb 3, 2026, Virginia Lawmakers Seek Ban on Toxic Chemicals Used in Cosmetics, Virginia Mercury

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Feb 2, 2026, Virginia Bill to Boost Local Approvals of Solar Projects Advances, Virginia Mercury

 

Jan 28, 2026, House Committee Advances Bill to Study VMI's Public Funding Status, Virginia Mercury

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Jan 25, 2026, Gov. Spanberger Warns of Rising Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Gases, Urges Caution, WRIC ABC 8 News 

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Jan 23, 2026, With Control of Virginia, Democrats Go Into a Tax and Regulatory Frenzy, Jonathan Turley

[Read the proposed bills in the Virginia General Assembly]

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Jan 19, 2026, Democrats Take Over State, Immediately Move to Soften Crime Laws, Daily Caller

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Jan 15, 2026, 'Moderate' Democrat Abigail Spanberger Appoints Qatari Lobbyists to Serve on George Mason University Board, Washington Free Beacon

 

Check spanbergertransition.com for transition information

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Jan 6, 2026, Spanberger Nominates Jeffrey Smith as the Next Education Secretary, Virginia Mercury

 

Jan 5, 2026, Spanberger Selects Former Chesterfield Chief of Police and Next State Police Superintentent, 12 on Your Side

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Jan 4, 2026, As New Session Looms, Virginia Lawmakers Prioritize Listening to Constituents, ABC 13 News

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Dec 31, 2025, Incoming Dem Governor Abigail Spanberger Appoints DEI Director Who Cheered on Dismantling the Constitution, Independent Journalism Review

 

Dec 30, 2025, Governor-Elect Spanberger Announces Chief Diversity Officer, WRIC ABC 8 News

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Dec 19, 2025, Governor-elect Spanberger Outlines Energy Priorities, including Efficiencies and Battery Storage, Virginia Mercury

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Dec 17, 2025, Spanberger Pledges Focus on Affordability, Warns of Tighter Budget Cycle, WUSA 9 CBS

 

Dec 10, 2025, Spanberger Endorses Elaine Luria in Her House Comeback Bid, Politico

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Dec 9, 2025, Gov-Elect Spanberger Announces Sec of Transportation Appointment, ABC 8 News

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Dec 9, 2025, Spanberger Stops Short of Full Embrace of Redistricting Effort in Virginia, Politico

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Dec 9, 2025, Virginia House Speaker Projects Optimism on Redistricting Push in Light of Supreme Court Ruling, Politico

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Dec 5, 2025, Spanberger Sets Early Governor's Agenda, NBC 4 Washington

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Dec 5, 2025, Right-to-Work Reforms Possible for Virginia, VPM/NPR

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Dec 5, 2025, Virginia Data Centers Must Pay Fair Share, Incoming Lt. Governor Says, Utility Dive

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Dec 5, 2025, Spanberger Taps Former FBI Agent Stanley Meador Who Oversaw Anti-Catholic Memo for Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, Daily Signal

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​Dec 4, 2025, Top Four Virginia Democrats for the First Time Hint at Eliminating 4 Republican Congressional Seats Before the Midterms, NY Sun​​

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Dec 3, 2025, Governor-Elect Spanberger Announces Agriculture and Forestry Appointment, Spanberger Transition

 

Nov 3, 2025, Virginia General Assembly Approves Proposed Mid-Decade Redistricting Amendment, Ballotpedia

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Oct 31, 2025, Virginia Senate Approvied Mid-Decade Redistricting Amendment Along Party-line Vote, Virginia Mercury

 

Oct 28, 2025, Virginia Democrats File 2026 Redistricting Amendment Draft, VPM

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Oct 28, 2025, Virginia Democrats Roll Out Redistricting Amendment to Counter GOP Map Changes in Other States, Virginia Mercury

 

 

 

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Republican and Public Responses

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Sept 21, 2026, Virginia Lawmakers Split on Governor Spanberger's Executive Order, WSET ABC 13 News

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Sept 14, 2026, Nextera Promises New Richmond Office Tower If Merger Goes Through, The Richmonder

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Sept 9, 2026, Mapped: The Most Expensive U.S. States for Utilities in 2026, Visual Capitalist

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Sept 9, 2026,  Virginia Residents Pack School Cafeteria to Question Dominion's Massive New Gas Plant, Yahoo News​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Sept 6, 2026, US Electric Co-ops Call EPA Gas Plant Rule Untenable as Data Center Demand Surges, Yahoo News 

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Sept 3, 2026, Some in Virginia Pushes Back as Dominion Energy Seeks Another Rate Increase, WTVR

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Aug 26, 2026, Amazon Changes Course on Water Usage in King George County, Virginia Mercury

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Aug 25, 2026, Cases of 'Scromiting' Condition Tied to Cannibus Use Spike Among Teens, New Study Finds, The Hill

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Aug 24, 2026, ICE Arrests Jaw-Dropping 1,328 Illegal Immigrants in Massive Quiet DC Area Operation, Fox News

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Aug 3, 2026, Dominion Offshore Wind Project Costs Rise $300 Million, Utility Dive

[Increased costs due to network upgrades assigned by PJM Interconnection, tariffs, and increased turbine installation projections.]

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July 31, 2026, Michael Bloomberg's Gun-Control Org Everytown Spent $1 Million on Firearm Ban that Could Go Down as an Epic Self-Own, Daily Caller

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July 31, 2026, Virginia Senator  Glen Sturdevant (R-Colonial Heights) Calls for Data Center Moratorium, WFXR Fox

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July 30, 2026, Data Centers Offer to Buy Loudoun County Homes, Homeowners Looking to Cash Out, WUSA CBS 9

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July 28, 2026, Botetourt County Supervisors Approve Independent Study Amid Google Data Center Debate, WSLS NBC 10 News

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July 22, 2026, Virginia's Abortion Amendment Would Strike Down Statutory Rape Laws, Warns Lawsuit Seeking to Invalidate it for Deceptive Language, Daily Signal

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July 21, 2026, Look Who's Back! Winsome Earle Sears, Daily Signal

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July 20, 2026, Virginia Regulators Reject Last-Minute Bid to Pause Dominion Energey Power Lines Through Neighborhood, WUSA CBS 9

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July 20, 2026, Virginia Launches Tip Line to Report Illegal Marijuana Sales Ahead of Retail Market Opening, WSET ABC 13 News

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July 20, 2026, Data Centers Drove $6.3 Billion in PJM Market Capacity Costs: Market Monitor, Utility Drive

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July 16, 2026, Grid Stress: Dominion Says Utility 'Minutes Away' From Putting Every Ashburn Data Center on Generators Amid Heat Wave, Loudoun Now

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July 15, 2026, Legal Challenge Seeking to Block Virginia's Reproductive Rights Amendment Dismissed, Virginia Mercury

[Campbell County Circuit Court dismissed one of two lawsuits seeking to remove the reproductive rights amendment from the ballot. This challenge was a procedural challenge based on the failure of the House of Delegate Clerk Paul Nardo failing to send a copy of the amendment to all circuit court clerks across the state,]

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July 12, 2026, Richmond Protesters Urge Virginia to Halt New Data Centers Nationwide, WSET ABC 13 News

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July 10, 2026, Spanberger Gets Mixed Grades on Virginia Higher Education Promises, Washington Post

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July 10, 2026, What the Proposed Dominion-Next Era Merger Could Mean for Virginia Customers, WUSA  CBS 9

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July 9, 2026, Writing a single 100-word Email Using ChatGPT Consumes 1 Bottle of Water, Science Blog

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July 9, 2026, U.S. Power Companies Scramble to Secure Equipment as Surging Data Center Demand Strains Supplies, Reuters

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July 9, 2026, National Day of Protest Against Data Centers on July 18 - List of Cities, Map, Newsweek

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July 8, 2026, Court Battles Leave Virginia's New Assault Weapons Ban in Limbo, Virginia Mercury

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July 7, 2026, DHS Calls Out Gov Spanberger Over Virginia Being a 'Hotbed' of Crime, DHS Says After Latest Rape Charge, Fox News 

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July 7, 2026, How Virginia Became the  World's Data Center and How It's Going, Inside NOVA 

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June 19, 2026, A State Study Found that Data Center Tax Breaks Was Virginia's 2nd Best Incentive for Producing $6.10 of Labor Income for Every $1 in Exemptions, Cardinal News

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June 16, 2026, Why Democrat's Total Control of Virginia is Beginning to Backfire, Daily Caller

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June 5, 2026, Lynchburg Judge Orders Virginia State Police to Halt Background Checks for Private Gun Sales, WSET

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June 5, 2026, Culpeper County Asks PJM to Scrap Dominion Energy Substation, Transmission Project, ABC 7 News

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June 5, 2026, Fairfax Delegate Irin Shin's New Law Sets Statewide Ceiling on Parking Requirements Near Transit, Fairfax Now
 

June 4, 2026, Virginia Farmers Talk Meat Production, Fertilizer Costs with USDA Officials, Virginia Mercury

[Federal agriculture leaders announce $60 Million grant for meat and poultry producers]

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June 4, 2026, Virginia Schools Push for Local Tax Option As Aging Buildings Strain Rural Divisions, Virginia Mercury

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June 4, 2026, Virginia Gun Sales Up as New Restrictions Take Effect July 1, 2026, WDBJ 7

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June 3, 2026, USDA Unveils Plan to Support Small Meat Processors During Virginia Farm Visit, WRIC ABC 8 News

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June 2, 2026, New Rector, Vice Rector Announced at Virginia Tech Board of Visitors Meeting, WDBJ 7

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June 1, 2026, Google Data Centers, Tech Projects Coming to the Roanoke Valley, Virginia Business

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May 27, 2026, Editorial: Power Needs, Costs Center of Virginia's Debate over Data Centers, Virginian Pilot

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May 26, 2026, Virginia Eyes Toll Revenue for Transit As Express Lane Debate Grows, Virginia Mercury

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May 26, 2026, Democratic AG's Snub Vance's Anti-Fraud Roundtable at the White House After Late Invite, CNBC

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May 26, 2026, Spanberger Veto Sparks Debate Over ICE Enforcement at Courthouses, WRIC ABC 8

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May 24, 2026, NYT Makes Whopping Admission on AR-15s, AK-47s, Dealing Blow to Gun Grabbers, Western Journal

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May 18, 2026, Spanberger Shoots Herself in the Foot Over Proposed State Gun Ban, Daily Wire

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May 15, 2026, Spanberger isn't Moderating, She's Muddling, The Republican Standard

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May 15, 2026, Labor Leaders Call Spanberger's Collective Bargaining Veto a Betrayal, The Guardian

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May 5, 2026, Why Dominion Energy is Central to Virginia's Data Center Power Surge, Yahoo Finance

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Apr 29, 2026, Repeat Offender with Dozens of Prior Charges Arrested for Church Burglary in Soros-backed DA's Fairfax County, Fox News

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Apr 27, 2026, Late Spring Freeze on April 20 and 21 Devastates Virginia VIneyards, Threatening 2026 Grape Harvest, WSET ABC 13 News 

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Apr 23, 2026,  Virginia Dem Lawmaker Says He Understands Rural Americans Because He Watched Classic Shows Like the Waltons and Dukes of Hazzard, Independent Journalism Review

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Apr 19, 2026, Virginia Democrats Show That It's All About Power, Not Democracy, Daily Signal

[Virginia Dems Sign onto Popular Vote Contract]

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Apr 17, 2026, A State Survey Found Nearly a Third of Virginians Think Cannibus Makes Them Better Drivers, Raising Safety Concerns a Legal Market Looms, WHRO

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Apr 16, 2026, Gun Control Advocate Former Virginia Lt. Gov Justin Fairfax Kills Wife, Then Self, Virginia Merury

[Both of the couple's children were inside the home at the time of the shooting, son calls 911 after midnight]

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Apr 11, 2026, DOJ Threatens to Sue Over Proposed Assault Gun Ban, Virginian Pilot

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Apr 10, 2026, SCC Approves Loudoun Transmission Line, Nixes Undergrounding, Final Route to Be Set, Virginia Mercury

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Mar 31, 2026, Spanberger Order, RNC Lawsuit Highlight Differences Over Voter Role Maintenance, Virginia Mercury

 

Mar 30, 2026, Democrats Planning to Run in the Proposed 6th District Prepare for Primary Race, Daily News Record

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Mar 30, 2026, DNC Kicks Off Voter Registration Blitz, Unveils New Playbook Ahead of Midterms, Virginia Mercury

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Mar 27, 2026, Virginia Republican State Lawmakers Propose Three-Month Gas Tax Holiday in Virginia, Virginia Mercury

[GOP seeks relief for residents amid spike in gas prices due to war with Iran]

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Mar 27, 2026, Over $500,000 in Illegal Drugs Seized Across Virginia in One Week by Virginia State Police, WRIC ABC 8 News

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Mar 20, 2026, Sewage Overflow in Portsmouth Prompts Road Closures and Safety Precautions, WAVY 10 News​

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Mar 20, 2026, Researcher: Addressing Runaway College Sports Spending in Virginia, Cardinal News

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​Mar 19, 2026, What's Really Driving Higher Energy Bills in Virginia? Experts Say It's Not Just Clean Energy, 13NewsNow​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Mar 17, 2026, Republican Andrew Rice Wins Virginia House District 98 Special Election, Virginian Pilot

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Mar 13, 2026, Federal Judge Upholds Ruling That Certain Felons Should Not Automatically Lose Voting Rights, Virginia Mercury

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Mar 12, 2026, Virginia Republican Wins Big Upset After Muslim Democrat Busted for Racist Tweets, Daily Signal

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Mar 11, 2026, Dorothy McAuliffe Launches Bid for Congress in Anticipated 7th District If Redistricting Amendment Passes, Virginia Mercury

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Mar 10, 2026, Turning Point Hosts Conservative Activist Riley Gaines at James Madison University, Daily News Record

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Mar 10, 2026, Virginia Budget Talks Stall Over Data Center Tax Breaks, Richmond.com

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Mar 9, 2026, Virginia Senate Leadership Sends a Message After Killing Governor Spanberger's Agenda Bill, WVTF

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Mar 6, 2026, Virginia Democrats Move to Require Teaching Jan 6 As An Insurrection, Jonathan Turley

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Mar 6, 2026, Richmond Business Owners Share Concerns Over Paid Leave Bills, WTVR CBS 6

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Mar 4, 2026, Rep. Ben Cline Forms Group to Organize Grassroots Effort Against Redistricting Amendment - 'Vows to Spend What It Takes', Cardinal News

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Mar 3, 2026, Speed Cameras Issue More Than 600,000 Tickets Collecting $54 Million: VSP, WRIC ABC News 8

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Feb 28, 2026, Virginia Woman Allegedly Stabbed to Death by Illegal Alien with 30+ Arrests Just Before Governor Spanberger Demonized ICE in Her SOTU Rebuttal, Western Journal

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Feb 27, 2026, New Population Estimates: 32 Times More People Have Moved Out of Fairfax County Than Out of All of Rural Virginia, Cardinal News

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Feb 27, 2026, Dominion Energy Responds to Questions About Data Centers and Your Energy Bills, WTVR CBS 6

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Feb 27, 2026, Proposal to Eliminate Data Center Tax Breaks Creates Strange Bedfellows in Virginia, WTVF Public Radio

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Feb 26, 2026, Rockingham County Board of Supervisors Opposes Redistricting in New Resolution, WHSV 3

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Feb 26, 2026, Primary Election Delay to August Likely to Impact Voter Turnout, UVA Center for Politics Says, 29News

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Feb 26, 2026, August Supervisors Pass Resolution Against Redistricting, Daily News Record

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Feb 25, 2026, Spanberger's Speech Was No Nothingburger - It Was Actively Bad For Her Party, Daily Caller

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Feb 20, 2026, Virginia Court Halts April 21 Redistricting Vote Siding with RNC and GOP Lawmakers, Daily News Record

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Feb 20, 2026, $1Billion High-Voltage Power Line Project to Span Several Central Virginia Counties, WRIC ABC News 8

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Feb 20, 2026, Richmond Still Has No Visitation Plan for Mass Confederate Grave Site, WRIC ABC News 8 

[City revealed 9 months ago that hundreds of Confederate graves had been found building a DPU facility decades ago, but no plans for researchers or families to visit has been developed]

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Feb 6, 2026, Health Care Costs Are Fueling Voter Stress and Powering Democrat Campaigns, Associated Press

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​Dec 4, 2025, Democrats Set to Act on Four Amendments, Farmville Herald

​(Opinion piece authored by Tammy Mulchi (R SD-9)

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