Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger has picked Stanley Meador, former special agent in charge of the FBI's Richmond Field Office , as her secretary of public safety and homeland security.

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Northern Virginia 'ground zero' for living with data centers

MICHAEL MARTZ AND DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch

Updated Dec 2, 2025

0Proponents say data centers bring localities enormous revenues and opportunities. Opponents raise concerns about their big demands for power and compatibility with neighborhoods. Government-politics

Some Richmond-area counties welcome data centers, others havin

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