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My 2025 Legislative Updates
Our first full week in session started off with a flurry of snowflakes and bills. The Virginia Senate Privileges and Elections Committee reported out my Marriage Equality Constitutional Amendment with bipartisan support (SJ 249).
Can Data Centers Co-Exist with Responsible Development and Increased Energy Demands?
Northern Virginia has the largest data concentration center in the world, handling 25 percent of Internet traffic in the Americas and 13 percent of the total in the World.
Come One, Come All to the Mount Vernon District Town Meeting!
Come out and learn what we have in “common” at our 38th Annual Town Meeting.
Virginia Budget on Track
Report on transportation and public safety funding.
On Budget Sunday this week, as Chairman of the Transportation and Public Safety subcommittee, I gave the report of the subcommittee.
Environmental Wins and Losses at Virginia General Assembly Crossover
Chesapeake Bay Foundation lauds advancement of climate-readiness measures
The Virginia General Assembly session has reached its midpoint, marking some wins and losses for key environmental measures.
Proposed Budget Features Environmental Gains
Plans demonstrate commitment to Chesapeake Bay restoration and a climate-ready Commonwealth
The proposed spending plans support a host of Chesapeake Bay Foundation initiatives including climate readiness following another year of record-breaking and costly extreme weather, investments in environmental education, and investments in cleaner water and air for future generations.
Fair Unemployment Benefits Strengthen Our Communities
As the session passed its halfway point, 22 of my bills have passed the Senate (including 16 with bipartisan support) and are being considered by the House of Delegates.
Standing with Federal Workers
There are 145,000 civilian federal employees in Virginia and more than $106 billion in federal contracts in our state.
Opinion: Oppose Release of PFAS in Virginia Waters
Join Wild Virginia for an online program this Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 7 p.m. to oppose permits drafted by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) that would allow releases of dangerous per- and polyfluoroalky substances (PFAS) to state waters.
Expecting Governor Youngkin to Set a New Veto Record
As Governor Glenn Youngkin reviews the legislation we passed during the 2025 General Assembly session, Virginians should prepare for yet another round of partisan obstruction and record-setting vetoes.