VA State Senator Who Authored $15 Min Wage Bill Slams Data Centers for Paying Workers Too Much
News Clip0:39Washington Free Beacon·VA·8/26/2026
Virginia State Senator L. Louise Lucas, author of a $15 minimum wage bill, criticized data centers for their impact on the labor market. She stated that data centers are "swallowing up all of the labor force" and driving up wages.
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Gov: L. Louise Lucas, Virginia State Senate
'Data centers seem to be swallowing up all of the labor force,' L. Louise Lucas said