US EditionSpanberger talks affordability, data centers and top priorities heading into Virginia governorship
Spanberger aims to reduce health care, energy, and housing costs in Virginia through targeted policies while facing criticism that some mandates may increase expenses.
- On Jan. 17, Abigail Spanberger will be sworn in outside the Virginia State Capitol Building as Virginia's 75th governor and its first woman to lead the Commonwealth.
- Having won in 2025 on affordability, Abigail Spanberger, governor-elect, last month unveiled the Affordable Virginia Agenda at the Virginia Capitol, mobilizing legislative support.
- Spanberger proposes measures affecting pharmacies and insurers, including requiring higher payments to independent and community pharmacies, banning smoker premium hikes, and limiting insurer prior authorizations, which critics say raise costs for others.
- Spanberger has been filling her cabinet and defining the first 100 days, creating a cabinet-level energy position to address data centers in Prince William County and negotiate with PJM.
- Long-Term energy mandates and utility warnings suggest rising bills, especially given Virginia's Clean Economy Act and Dominion Power's $220 billion cost estimate, while critics say state bonds for subsidized housing imply more debt or taxes.
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Less than two weeks after her inauguration, Democrat Abigail Spanberger says she is still taking on what it means to become the first governor in Virginia’s nearly 250-year history. “The campaign focused on what I want to do for the Virginians,” Spanberger told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “It’s about the challenges that virginians face. But as we prepare for the inauguration and my swearing-in, there are elements of greater understanding on…
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Spanberger says she's still digesting significance of becoming 1st woman elected Virginia governor
Less than two weeks before her inauguration, Democrat Abigail Spanberger says she’s still digesting what it means to become the first female governor in Virginia’s nearly 250-year history. She says realizing the significance others see in that as she's talked…
Spanberger says she’s still digesting significance of becoming 1st woman elected Virginia governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Less than two weeks before her inauguration, Democrat Abigail Spanberger says she's still digesting what it means to become the first female governor in Virginia's nearly 250-year history.
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