Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (8/9/26)

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Six-month delayed data centers' water usage report; Sen. Mark Warner says it's "full-alert time" for midterms; Political winners/losers from 8/4 primaries; “Yes on #3” voting rights campaign launches

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• How Do We Create Voters?

• Democratic Governors Align to Protect Constituents From Trump’s Retribution and Corruption

• Six-Month Delay in Release of Virginia DEQ Study on Data Centers’ Water Usage – as the Public Turns Strongly Against Them

• Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Calls for Elon Musk Subpoena as GAO Report Exposes DOGE’s Fraud

• Video: In Norfolk, “Virginians for the Right to Vote” Launches Statewide “Yes on #3” Constitutional Amendment Campaign

• Select Video: Sen. Mark Warner Says This Is “Full-Alert Time” for Trump Potentially Messing with the 2026 Elections; Cites DoJ Election Monitors in Fairfax, PW Counties

• Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Says He’s a NO Vote on Todd Blanche; Opposes Data Center Moratorium; Says Dominion-NextEra Deal Deserves Scrutiny…

• VA Gov. Abigail Spanberger Emphasizes “Three Nonnegotiable Priorities” for Proposed Dominion-NextEra Merger; “will formally request to be a party to the case”

• TV TRAINWRECK: Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) Can’t Think Of A Single Issue She Disagrees With Donald Trump On.

• Political Winners and Losers: 8/4/26 Virginia Primaries Edition

• Live Blog: Virginia Primary Election Results 8/4/26

• Virginia Primary Day (8/4/26): Open Thread, Info on the Candidates, Plus Predictions and Preferences

• Data Centers and a Disturbance in the Force

• Sen. Tim Kaine Sends Letter to Trump, Says “the United States has killed individuals [in the Caribbean, Pacific] who are not involved in narcotrafficking…They are murder victims.”

• New FiftyPlusOne Election Forecast Has Dems Favored to Take the US House (85%), Senate (55%); VA01 a Toss-Up, VA02 Likely Dem

• What Lies Beneath Virginia’s Atlantic

• Trump’s Plans for National Citizenship Database to Suppress Votes Halted by the Court

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