Politics

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (361+ words) Voters can begin casting ballots Sept. 18 at the Office of Voter Registration & Elections on North Royal Street. ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria’s in-person early voting period for the Nov. 3 general election opened Friday, Sept. 18, giving city voters more than six weeks to…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (345+ words) The Virginia Chamber of Commerce is raising concerns about portions of Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s newly announced data center accountability framework, warning that additional restrictions on the industry could affect Virginia’s ability to attract future investment. In a statement released Saturday,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (85+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Virginia’s attorney general says the Department of Homeland Security may have violated…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (461+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria City Council will consider a detailed new set of rules Tuesday governing how people speak, display signs and react during Council meetings. The proposal is an individual action item on the final Sept. 22 Council docket, meaning it…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (289+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Could New Orleans become the home for a U.S. Space Academy? Louisiana leaders are attempting to make it a reality. Members of the Louisiana delegation, led by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, sent a joint letter…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (619+ words) Gov. Abigail Spanberger's directive for more transparency in data center development could have an effect on places such as Petersburg where such development is permissible administratively rather than through City Council. Spanberger issued Executive Order 22 on Friday, Sept. 18 mandating companies…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (491+ words) Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is taking new steps to hold data centers accountable in the commonwealth. Friday, the governor announced Virginia's new Data Center Accountability Framework, which she calls the most comprehensive and aggressive data center accountability effort in the…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (465+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger unveiled a sweeping new "Data Center Accountability Framework" Friday, calling it the most comprehensive and aggressive data center accountability effort in the country. “Virginia should be leading the nation in setting the highest standards…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (142+ words) NEW YORK, ⁠Sept 18 (Reuters) - The ⁠U.S. state of ‌Virginia is tightening controls on data centers, with plans ​that include banning non-disclosure ⁠agreements for ⁠the projects, requiring stricter permitting ⁠and ‌imposing clean energy mandates ⁠on the server warehouses, ​Governor ‌Abigail…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (326+ words) Outdoor live entertainment on Mount Vernon Avenue, new townhouses in Parker-Gray and a Russell Road address dispute are among the cases Alexandria City Council will hear Saturday. ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria residents have several days to study—and speak about—a…...