AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoVirginia Tech Counter-Drone: The university opened a new facility to test and verify anti-drone tech, with board members weighing related funding cuts and a military fellowship. Education & Housing: Powhatan supervisors will ask voters in November to approve a 1% local sales tax to help fund school construction and renovations, while Gov. Spanberger’s new Commission on Unlocking Housing Production held its first meeting to advise on speeding housing supply. Data Centers & Energy Costs: Virginia’s consumer sentiment slid as prices eroded earnings, and lawmakers and officials kept pressing on data-center impacts—energy costs, jobs, and proposed rules. Public Safety & Courts: A former Richmond Democratic staffer was sentenced to 10 years for distributing child sexual abuse material, and authorities are seeking a suspect in violent sexual assaults in Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania. Local Business & Community: VCU got more time to negotiate a deal to play baseball at CarMax Park, and Richmond schools earned top U.S. News rankings for high schools.
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