Governor Abigail Spanberger is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit from the Virginia Tech rector she removed — and arguing she alone decides whether her reasons are good enough. At the same time, seven hemp businesses are suing her over a new THC limit that takes effect August 15, Chesapeake just hit pause on data centers, and progressive activists are openly frustrated that she is not far enough left.

In this Virginia Insider deep dive, Uriah Kiser walks through the Richmond Times-Dispatch reporting on Spanberger’s motion to dismiss former Virginia Tech Board of Visitors Rector John Rocovich’s lawsuit. She removed him in May citing ethics and conduct violations without specifics. Her attorneys now say state code makes the governor the sole judge of whether those reasons are sufficient. We also cover the Cardinal News story on the hemp la ...