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Virginia government shutdown
Coverage of Virginia government shutdown in the Nexus archive.
Don Scottperson1L. Louise Lucasperson1Virginia House of Delegatesorganization1Virginia Senateorganization1Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commissionorganization1Micron Technologyorganization1Data Center Coalitionorganization1Amazonorganization1data center tax exemptionstopic1budget deadlinetopic1
- Interparty split on data center tax policy threatens Virginia government shutdown
Virginia lawmakers remain deadlocked over extending tax exemptions for data centers as a July 1 budget deadline approaches, threatening a government shutdown. The dispute centers on whether multinational data center operators should pay taxes like other businesses, with opponents citing environmental and economic concerns while supporters highlight job creation and economic contributions.