Ghazala Hashmi officially comes out against Next Era-Dominion Energy merger
Gov. Abigail Spanberger has expressed skepticism of the merger, but declined bipartisan calls for a Special Session to scrutinize the deal.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger has expressed skepticism of the merger, but declined bipartisan calls for a Special Session to scrutinize the deal.
While calls for a Special Session have been bipartisan, Republicans are using the issue to attack Gov. Abigail Spanberger.
‘Growth is here, and much more is coming. We need clear energy policy to plan for that growth.’
With the gubernatorial Primary still more than a year away, there’s still time for another Democratic candidate to emerge.
Supporters of the bill point to Christmas Eve 2022 when cold weather combined with some problems at generating stations led to demand that nearly topped the ability to generate electricity in South Carolina.
Those efforts got more urgent after an unusual cold snap on Christmas Eve in 2022 nearly tapped out the power grid and could have led to rolling blackouts.
Dominion plans to build 176 turbines more than 20 miles (32 kilometers) off the coast from the hotels and touristy boardwalk of Virginia Beach.
The reporting period’s 10 legislative fundraisers with the biggest hauls were all Democratic candidates for the Senate facing a nomination contest.
A ‘skinny’ budget bill was among the 78 Youngkin sent back to lawmakers.
‘He got a lot of solid singles up the middle, a couple doubles off the wall. Big home runs? Not yet.’