The Virginia Senate has passed a bill regulating data centers. The bill was passed yesterday and will require companies wanting to build data centers in the state to get additional approval from the locality where they want to build. The state of Virginia has hundreds of companies holding data centers throughout the state. Any data centers already built and approved in the state will not be impacted.
As spring nears and Virginians plan for warmer weather for camping and cook outs, State officials begin to remind residents about the burning law.Preview: Personnel cuts will allow more resources to better support veterans and their families, according to Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins. The Department of Veterans Affairs dismissed over 1,000 employees in a move expected to save the department over $98 million annually, with the funds being redirected towards health care, benefits, and services for VA beneficiaries.
Virginians can now see the work of the Department of Government Efficiency using the group's new website. As of last night, DOGE reported canceling a contract through the Department of Health and Human Services for $2.2 million dollars to fund "equity assessments of existing program policies" as well as $33 million dollars through the Department of Education to fund "equity assistance centers". So far, not a single Democrat has praised the cost-cutting measures while Republicans say some of the agencies "betrayed America". Learn more at Doge dot gov.