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PublishedSeptember 18, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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Virginia governor creates an AI task force and moves to restrain data centers

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger ordered the state government to take steps that could empower local communities to have a larger say in data center development and slow down approvals in a state that is already home to the data center capital of the world. Executive Order 22 bans executive branch o
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