POLITICSVIRGINIA MERCURY
The House and Senate both released new budgets. Here’s how they align and diverge.
Virginia's House and Senate released conflicting budget proposals, with the House removing environmental standards for data centers and creating a commission to study their impact, while the Senate included a teacher raise and funding for health services. The data center tax exemption remains a key point of contention.
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- New House budget strips environmental standards for data centers, creates commission instead
- With budget deadline looming, Virginia lawmakers remain at odds over data center tax breaks
- Virginia budget impasse threatens school funding, poses potential staffing challenges
- State senators Lucas and Locke advocate for removal of data center tax exemption
- Interparty split on data center tax policy threatens Virginia government shutdown
- Virginia lawmakers are set to return to Richmond as budget deadline nears