Various workers and advocates participate in a discussion panel at Virginia’s General Assembly Building on Jan. 28, 2026 to support paid sick leave legislation. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury)
Special session resumes June 18 with data center tax incentives still at the center of a standoff between Spanberger, House Democrats and Senate Finance Chair Louise Lucas
Legislators are still hammering out differences in the Senate and House versions of the state spending plan, with proposed new standards tied to the industry’s tax exemption