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Virginia legislator was allowed to use campaign funds for her defense. So she did.

  • Roger Chesley

State Sen. Louise Lucas, the powerful Portsmouth Democrat, used $300,000 in campaign funds to contribute to her legal defense fund and hire a law firm following an FBI raid in May on her businesses in Portsmouth. That’s a sizable amount.  What The Virginian-Pilot article should have noted higher in the story was that Lucas was […]

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Senators believe proposal would raise $1.7B from data centers

  • By Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Virginia Senate leaders unveiled a budget proposal Tuesday that would raise an estimated $1.7 billion over two years through a new fee on data center generators as lawmakers continue negotiations on a state budget due June 30.