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Chesapeake Utilities Donates $10,000 to Democratic Victory Fund in Virginia

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, a natural gas and electric utility provider, recently made a $10,000...

Dominion Energy Donates $35,000 to Newport News Councilman John Eley Campaign

Dominion Energy provided a $35,000 donation to the campaign committee of Newport News City...
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Virginia Data Center Expansion Threatens Families Amid Rising Costs

Virginia is advancing plans for large-scale data centers that are projected to double electricity demand across the state. These facilities are also expected to...

Virginia Medicaid Budget Balloons as Accelerated Pay Hikes for Home Care Workers Cost Taxpayers Millions

The Virginia state budget continues to expand under new amendments that accelerate compensation increases for home care workers, putting additional strain on taxpayers. Governor...

Virginia’s return to RGGI – Another ratepayer scam in the making

Virginia has re-joined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, and residential ratepayers are going to feel it again. Virginians spent more than 600 million dollars over...

Virginia’s Forced RGGI Reentry: A Hidden Tax Masked as Utility Relief

Virginia taxpayers and utility customers are bracing for the fiscal impacts of the state’s forced reentry into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative under the...

Dominion Energy Contributes $1.05 Million to Virginia PAC Amid Broader Political Spending

Dominion Energy Inc. contributed $1,050,000 to its own Virginia Political Action Committee on July 20, 2026. This transfer forms part of the company’s larger...

Virginia’s New Data Center Tax: A Billion-Dollar Excuse for Government Expansion

Virginia lawmakers have officially adopted a first-of-its-kind statewide energy consumption tax on data centers, sparking concerns among fiscal conservatives about government overreach and unchecked...

Virginia’s $207 Billion Budget Invents New Data Center Tax While Ignoring Taxpayer Burdens

The Virginia state government has finalized a staggering $207 billion two-year budget that introduces a first-of-its-kind energy consumption tax on the data center industry....

Virginia’s Return to RGGI: A Costly Carbon Tax Disguised as Utility Relief

The recent passage of the Virginia state budget marks a controversial return to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a move that critics argue will...

Virginia Real Estate Developer Michael Sifen Backs Chesapeake City Council Member with Recent Contribution

Virginia Beach real estate developer Michael Sifen contributed $2,500 to the campaign committee Friends of Daniel Whitaker on June 17, 2026. Whitaker serves as...

Michael & Son Services Supports Democrat Chesapeake City Council Candidate with $2,500 Contribution

Michael & Son Services Inc., a family-owned company based in Alexandria, Virginia, since 1976, made a $2,500 donation on June 29, 2026, to the...

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Chesapeake Utilities Donates $10,000 to Democratic Victory Fund in Virginia

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, a natural gas and electric utility provider, recently made a $10,000...

Dominion Energy Donates $35,000 to Newport News Councilman John Eley Campaign

Dominion Energy provided a $35,000 donation to the campaign committee of Newport News City...

Virginia Data Center Expansion Threatens Families Amid Rising Costs

Virginia is advancing plans for large-scale data centers that are projected to double electricity...

Virginia Medicaid Budget Balloons as Accelerated Pay Hikes for Home Care Workers Cost Taxpayers Millions

The Virginia state budget continues to expand under new amendments that accelerate compensation increases...

Virginia’s return to RGGI – Another ratepayer scam in the making

Virginia has re-joined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, and residential ratepayers are going to...

Virginia’s Forced RGGI Reentry: A Hidden Tax Masked as Utility Relief

Virginia taxpayers and utility customers are bracing for the fiscal impacts of the state’s...

Dominion Energy Contributes $1.05 Million to Virginia PAC Amid Broader Political Spending

Dominion Energy Inc. contributed $1,050,000 to its own Virginia Political Action Committee on July...

Virginia’s New Data Center Tax: A Billion-Dollar Excuse for Government Expansion

Virginia lawmakers have officially adopted a first-of-its-kind statewide energy consumption tax on data centers,...

Virginia’s $207 Billion Budget Invents New Data Center Tax While Ignoring Taxpayer Burdens

The Virginia state government has finalized a staggering $207 billion two-year budget that introduces...

Virginia’s Return to RGGI: A Costly Carbon Tax Disguised as Utility Relief

The recent passage of the Virginia state budget marks a controversial return to the...

Virginia Real Estate Developer Michael Sifen Backs Chesapeake City Council Member with Recent Contribution

Virginia Beach real estate developer Michael Sifen contributed $2,500 to the campaign committee Friends...

Michael & Son Services Supports Democrat Chesapeake City Council Candidate with $2,500 Contribution

Michael & Son Services Inc., a family-owned company based in Alexandria, Virginia, since 1976,...

RGGI will cost the typical Dominion customer $13 more per month due to Democrats

By Steve Haner, Dominion Energy Virginia proposes to defer billing its customers until March...

Assembly and Spanberger made zero progress on Virginia energy challenges

By Steve Haner, The Jefferson Forum's June commentary outlines the energy challenges that Virginia...

With Virginia back in, RGGI Futures price tops $41 per ton

By Steve Haner, The price of carbon credits on the secondary market for the...

Abigail Spanberger’s Rewrite Energy Bill Challenges Assembly and Dominion

By Steve Haner, Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic Governor of New York State, has asked...

Spanberger wants RGGI to return in July and its Carbon Tax

By Steve Haner, Abigail Spanberger Administration told an energy industry magazine that they plan...

The March RGGI carbon tax has risen 26% in one year

By Steve Haner, Virginia is now included in...

Virginia’s RGGI Debacle Exposes Democratic Assault on Family Budgets

Now, newly inaugurated Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger has signaled her intent to drag Virginia back into RGGI, potentially costing ratepayers $500 million annually—or about $1,100 per household.

Loudoun County’s Small Businesses Suffocated by Democrat Red Tape and Data Center Boom

In Loudoun County, Virginia, where innovation should thrive, local entrepreneur Rob Batchelder is emblematic of the struggles faced by family-owned businesses under the weight of inconsistent Democratic policies.

Glenn Youngkin says RGGI is an issue of affordability for Virginians, while Democrat Abigail Spanberger considers joining

Gov. Glenn Youngkin is highlighting Virginia’s debate on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. He portrays his decision to leave the group as a move to promote affordability. Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger has stated her intention to rejoin.

The Enhanced Trifecta gives Democrats full control of energy laws

With the return of the trifecta of political success that Democrats now bolstered by a 64-36 House of Delegates majority - the decision on how to address Virginia's energy challenges is entirely in their own hands.

The Four Horsemen of the Western Apocalypse: What They Mean for Virginia

Notable Hoover Institute scholar Dr. Victor Davis Hanson recently coined the term the "Four...

Electricity Rates to Increase in Virginia By Sept. 1 due to democrat Legislation

State Corporation Commission approved Friday two separate rate increases for Dominion Energy Virginia. One was caused by Virginia Clean Economy Act and the other by regional transmission services. The combined effect is a residential bill of 1,000 kilowatt hours that will cost more than $5.
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