Va. Assembly Remains Divided on How to Manage Data Center Growth

Va. assembly remains divided on how to manage data center growth

The policy battle over how Virginia taxes the data center industry continues to divide the General Assembly, as the leaders of the assembly's budget committees made clear at the end of a meeting of a joint subcommittee charged with recommending a path forward in the next legislative session.

Tensions between House and Sen. Lucas flare at meeting on data center tax break

“Everybody is realizing this is a Trojan horse and maybe not the gift horse we thought it was,” Delegate Vivian Watts said. “We have leverage we never had before.”

Tense moment as Lucas pushes Torian for more committee meetings on data center taxes

by Brandon Jarvis After a long discussion on data centers during the joint subcommittee on tax policy Monday morning, it appears tension remains between Senate Finance Chair Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, and House Appropriations Chair Luke Torian, D-Fairfax, after a hard-fought budget negotiation process earlier this year. “You know, I just want to reiterate my desire for us to have a third meeting,” Lucas said at the end of the meeting. “We’ve on…