After a second rejection, an extremely rare third look at legislation is so far keeping alive a bill aimed at reining in a controversial auto insurance practice.
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Sen. Emily Jordan, R-Isle of Wight, is seen in January 2025. “Whether someone goes through divorce, has a bankruptcy, someone has shared family debts, that does not affect whether they’re a great driver or not,” said Jordan, who sponsored the Senate bill. “I think their driving record does, so what this bill does is make sure that this is not the sole basis for what I personally feel like is unfair discrimination for someone that may have experienced a hardship,” she told the House panel.
Not to be missed: DATA CENTERS IN VIRGINIA | TIMES-DISPATCH SPECIAL REPORT
Read the stories from the Richmond Times-Dispatch's three-day series on data centers and the key issues they pose.
Proponents say data centers bring localities enormous revenues and opportunities. Opponents raise concerns about their big demands for power and compatibility with neighborhoods.
Data center developers are now eyeing the Richmond area. While counties welcome the sites' tax revenues, residents' concerns have prompted developers to withdraw some proposals and Henrico imposed further oversight.
These buildings that house key IT infrastructure are big, expensive and need a lot of energy but promise big revenues for localities.
The state's telecommunications infrastructure, tax breaks, workforce and officials' welcoming attitude have helped make Virginia the world's data center capital.
The 451 now running in Virginia, home to the largest concentration of data centers in the world, currently use 3,583 megawatts, or enough electricity to power nearly 896,000 homes.
Virginia’s data center boom means new terms to understand. Here are some key words and phrases.
The state's data center boom is the subtext to increasingly intense politicking over longtime Virginia issues — climate change, electricity rates and the powers of local governments.
President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders removing barriers to expanding the electric grid's ability to serve data centers necessary to advance artificial intelligence and other power-hungry technologies.
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