The Virginia Senate has approved a proposed state budget that removes the long-standing sales tax exemption for data centers, a move expected to generate more than one billion dollars in new revenue. Senate leaders say the added money could support tax relief and other priorities, but the change opens a sharp divide with the House of Delegates, which favors keeping the incentive with added conditions. Budget negotiators now face a tight window to reach a compromise before the Virginia General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn in less than three weeks. Data center growth, especially in Northern Virginia and expanding into other regions, remains one of the most contentious issues in the talks.
Ed began his radio career almost five decades ago… Back in 1975. He has been an Air Personality, News Director, Sales Manager, Operations Manager, and General Manager at numerous radio stations in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida, the Carolinas, and more. He’s even been involved in RF engineering and IT, specializing in configuration of digital automation remote voice tracking systems at one point in his career. Ed was one of 12 people nationwide who were chosen by Google to spend time at their California headquarters to participate in the design and launch of their digital automation after it was acquired from Scott Studios. Although Ed’s background for about 40 years was strongly anchored in music radio, he says the switch to news and information was a natural. Ed has been involved in “spoken word” radio since 2012.
