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'By contrast, as Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a disabled veteran and former VA assistant secretary for public and intergovernmental affairs—made clear, Collins’s request for VA in-house care, when adjusted for inflation, represents a cut in the direct care budget, which she called “an abandonment of veterans.”'
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“Black Smoke” on Virginia Budget Negotiations, Largely Over the Issue of Data Center Tax Breaks. https://bluevirginia.us/2026/06/black-smoke-on-virginia-budget-negotiations-largely-over-the-issue-of-data-center-tax-breaks/

So as you can see, from the following tweets by VA Senate Appropriations/Finance Committee Chair Louise Lucas and VA Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, it’s not looking great at the moment for the State Senate, House of Delegates and Gov. Abigail Spanberger to reach agreement on a new, two-year budget by the end of this […]
Virginia’s Water Supply Is Under Threat – and AI Data Centers Are Making the Problem Worse https://bluevirginia.us/2026/06/virginias-water-supply-is-under-threat-and-ai-data-centers-are-making-the-problem-worse/

by Freeda Cathcart, District Director representing Roanoke City on the Blue Ridge Soil and Water Conservation Board Agriculture is Virginia’s largest private industry. Immigrants are attracted to Virginia because we are the land of opportunity based on the wealth of our natural resources. It’s our responsibility for future generations to protect our resources. The proliferation […]