State Government

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (254+ words) State Rep. Matthew Bierlein is continuing to push for answers for constituents and people across the state seeking clarity on their tax return statuses. Bierlein is requesting transparency from the department by providing status updates on remaining refund and tax…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (495+ words) The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing on September 3 to examine legislation reauthorizing drinking water programs and addressing water demands from data centers. The Trump administration backs water reuse for data centers through its Water Reuse…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (555+ words) Administration and Finance Secretary Matt Gorzkowicz speaks during the fiscal 2027 budget press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. "The ink hasn't dried yet on the actual fiscal year 2027 budget, so I think we'd like to see that be implemented first," the House…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (399+ words) PEMBROKE — The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has announced that Alex Baker, Lumbee Tribal Council speaker (Tribal District 13 representative), has been selected to join the sixth cohort of the North Carolina Hunt State Policy Fellows, a bipartisan program of The…...

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1+ week, 5+ day ago   (585+ words) "I don't intend to back down on this issue, Mr. Chairman." Virginia lawmakers are reopening one of the state's biggest economic fights: how much the booming data center industry should pay for the power, water, and public resources it uses....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (367+ words) Bastrop officials defended their decision to hold a retreat in Fredericksburg while testifying before a Texas House committee Aug. 26. State Rep. Stan Gerdes, R-Smithville, whose House District 17 includes Bastrop, said he plans to file legislation aimed at preventing similar out-of-town…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (971+ words) This article by Ariel Hart first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (341+ words) Out-of-state visitors to New Hampshire will soon pay double the fees to use state parks and double the tolls on non-New Hampshire transponders. And convicted felons who maintain their innocence will soon be able to request a retrial even after…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (489+ words) Re “Report indicates areas of concern” (A1, Aug. 3): Reflecting on the article about groundwater on Aug. 3, and after living in Tucson, Arizona, the conservation methods from Tucson’s “One-Water 2100” strategy could be helpful for Virginia’s future water conservation. Tucson Water led a…...