LISTEN: Governor Spanberger defends existing data center deals as Botetourt critics press for changes
Governor Abigail Spanberger used a bill signing in Roanoke this week to restate her concern about walking back signed data center agreements, even as the General Assembly fights over future tax breaks that have stalled Virginia’s budget.
Speaking to reporters at the Higher Education Center on Monday — where she signed a package of workforce development bills into law — Spanberger was asked about protests over Google’s planned three-data-center campus at Botetourt County’s Greenfield Industrial Park and the broader sales and use tax exemption for data centers…