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Clock ticking on Virginia budget as Democrats clash over data center tax break

With adjournment days away, lawmakers have yet to meet on a compromise spending plan amid a dispute over a costly incentive credited with fueling Northern Virginia’s tech boom

,   and  Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury
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The Virginia General Assembly Building in Richmond’s Capitol Square, where lawmakers are negotiating a compromise on the state’s two-year budget ahead of the legislature’s scheduled adjournment Saturday. (Photo by Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury)

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