Workers, Speaker Scott criticize plan to axe data center tax exemption as budgets advance

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: February 27, 2026

Words: 975

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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In a General Assembly room cramped with electrical workers from across the commonwealth, a group of bipartisan lawmakers on Thursday marched in one by one to tell them that they support the data center industry and the construction jobs that come along with them.

It was hours before the House passed its proposed budget and the Senate advanced its spending plan, which would repeal the sales and use tax exemption for data centers …

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