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Happening Now: Governor Glenn Youngkin and Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger greet reporters after having lunch at the Executive Mansion with their spouses. @8NEWS
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The problem with this theory is the legislature can’t agree on a budget to send to Spanberger.
A unified House and Senate may force Spanberger’s hand.
However, the House and Senate are divided.
Jun 12
Why doesn’t Spanberger just let the legislature do our job and she should do her job too; which is veto when she doesn’t get everything she wants.
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Just like the state budget, this baseball game is delayed
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I am once again asking for a slow week in Virginia politics
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Here is the full audio of @GovernorVA reacting to @SenLouiseLucas saying the Senate budget proposal includes a "tiered state impact fee on data centers."
She says members of the General Assembly and her administration have tried to get specific answers from Lucas on the Senate's data center proposal and "never once was any proposal put forward."
She said the specifics from Lucas represent progress, but it's June 12th.
Spanberger added, "There is no budget language associated with that tweet, and when there is, I'll, I'll certainly do a more thorough review of it, but we cannot govern just by tweets."
In a press call with reporters, @GovernorVA says this is the first time she has heard a specific proposal from the Senate on data centers.
She noted that it's June 12th.
I am paraphrasing, but I will get the full audio posted when I can.
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Lucas responds saying, "Any notion that she didn’t know what our proposal was is just complete bullshit."
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Jun 12
We worked with the House and the Governor to come up with multiple compromises. We answered her questions and she continued to move the goal post every time. Any notion that she didn’t know what our proposal was is just complete bullshit.
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Senator Louise Lucas says the Senate budget proposal includes a "tiered state impact fee on data centers."
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In a press call with reporters, @GovernorVA says this is the first time she has heard a specific proposal from the Senate on data centers.
She noted that it's June 12th.
I am paraphrasing, but I will get the full audio posted when I can.
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On the House budget proposal, Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell says, “It's a good first step but we have a ways to go and we look forward to continuing the dialogue with them to ensure we have a budget to put on the governor's desk by June 22.”
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Speaker Scott says this is a proposed conference report and the Senate will need to sign off on it for the House to vote on it.
If they don’t, he said the House may be forced to introduce a new budget bill to vote on.
Both Scott and Chairman Torian said today that they don’t want any friction with the Senate.
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Delegate Paul Krizek says “we have a deal” on a legal recreational marijuana market in the budget.
He says there will be a press conference with Governor Spanberger next week unveiling the agreement.
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Speaker Don Scott says this is a bipartisan budget.
Republican Delegates Terry Austin and Rob Bloxom are here.
The House budget proposal does not include getting rid of the data center sales and use tax exemption.
Instead, it opts for creating a commission "to thoroughly evaluate the direct and indirect costs and benefits of the data center industry."
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The House budget proposal does not include getting rid of the data center sales and use tax exemption.
Instead, it opts for creating a commission "to thoroughly evaluate the direct and indirect costs and benefits of the data center industry."
Jun 12
The House budget proposal is out hac.virginia.gov/conference-…
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Tyler Englander retweeted
Jun 12
The House budget proposal is out hac.virginia.gov/conference-…
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Update: House Speaker Don Scott and House Appropriations Committee Chair Luke Torian will be briefing the media at 11 on the budget.
A mysterious press conference with no description just appeared on the LIS calendar for tomorrow at 11 AM.
I am working to find out more.
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The United States of America plays a World Cup match today
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Tyler Englander retweeted
Jun 12
.@SenLouiseLucas is going on a data center listening tour next week
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Tyler Englander retweeted
Jun 12
According to sources, Gov. Spanberger is on the House Democratic Caucus conference call tonight. She is backing the House version of the budget and has been working with the House leaders to advance their budget ahead of a potential government shutdown at the end of June.
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Tyler Englander retweeted
Jun 11
The DOJ is suing Virginia over its new law banning federal enforcement officials from wearing masks
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Referees are currently on pace to show 312 red cards at the 2026 World Cup
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