On Tuesday, the soaring cost of power was a key factor in several races, including those in Georgia, Virginia, and New Jersey. Democrats have a plan that can match their economic populist rhetoric.
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A Democratic Sweep
Riding on the public’s pervasive economic anxiety and its substantial but not quite so widespread fury and fear of Trump’s trashing of American democracy, the Democrats won big from coast to coast yesterday.
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The Anti-Mamdani Editorials, Considered
Perhaps the most recurrent theme in the major newspapers’ criticism was that Mamdani’s proposed 2 percent tax hike on that share of a taxpayer’s yearly income that exceeds $1 million would lead to mass millionaire flight from New York.
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Virginia Governor’s Race Is Major Test for Democrats
Democrat Abigail Spanberger appears poised for a win, but the outcome of the attorney general’s race could complicate the direction the state heads in. Can Spanberger carry the other Democrats on the ticket with her?
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Virginia Special Election Shaves GOP House Margin
Democrat James Walkinshaw triumphs in a ginormous victory.
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Beating Back Data Centers
Desperate for ‘free money,’ most of the communities that approve these facilities are outmatched by developers. But these water-guzzling, power-hungry projects have major downsides.
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Virginia’s Chill Primary Season
With the governor’s race a done deal, attention has settled lightly on the two other statewide contests.
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Battling Gamification in Virginia
As access to gambling expands, concerns about addiction among young people have increased.
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Throwing Lifelines to Federal Workers
Some state and local leaders are trying to recruit suddenly jobless U.S. government employees.
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How Supreme Court Decisions Could Shape the Presidential Election
The Court has just decided a Virginia voting rights case, and has a more important one pending from Pennsylvania.