Data center tax break holding up state budget
News Clip2:39WSLS 10·Richmond, Richmond City County, VA·3/18/2026
Virginia lawmakers are deadlocked over whether to provide tax breaks for data centers, leading to a standstill that is preventing the state's budget from being passed. Lawmakers left Richmond without reaching an agreement on the budget.
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Virginia lawmakers left Richmond without passing the state’s budget because lawmakers are at a standstill over whether data centers should receive tax breaks.