The Virginia Press Room

Redistricting Litigation, Data Center Tax Exemptions, and Early Childhood Education Funding

The Virginia Press Room

Show Notes

Megan Pauly of VPM News, covering what the state House and Senate budget proposals mean for early childhood education funding.

Charlie Paullin of Inside Climate News, covering debate over ending a tax exemption for data centers.Joe Dodson of Courthouse News, covering the litigation surrounding Virginia's proposed redistricting legislation.

Plus public employee collective bargaining, pesticide controversy, and expensive defamation lawsuits.

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The Virginia Press Room is a weekly podcast that brings listeners the latest insights and analysis on Virginia’s most important stories directly from the journalists covering them. Produced in collaboration by VPM and the Virginia Public Access Project, the series is hosted by journalist and author, Michael Pope and features a rotating cast of reporters from the Virginia press corps.The Virginia Press Room offers a behind-the-scenes look at state politics, policy and the issues shaping communities across the commonwealth from the people who know it best, helping listeners stay informed about what’s happening in their state from the halls of the Capitol to their local neighborhoods.

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