# @nbcwashington on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ8jKtjlBsw
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67103058-nbcwashington-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-23T23:03:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) — https://gondola.cc/nbcwashington

## Caption

Virginia is the data center capital of the world, and local governments make huge money off of them. But the state government? Not so much.⁠
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There's actually plenty of bipartisan agreement that data centers should pay their fair share, and that there should be stricter environmental policies. But if that's the case, what's taking so long?⁠
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News4's Drew Wilder explains the data center debate holding up the Virginia state budget.⁠
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#virginia #datacenters #virginiapolitics #taxes #environment

## Stats

- **Views:** 4,912
- **Likes:** 528
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- **Comments:** 25

## Tags

datacenters, environment, virginia, virginiapolitics, taxes

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