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Jahd Khalil

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Reporting from Richmond, Virginia for @myVPM. Previously: @WVTFRADIOIQ @madamasr. Before that, Nebraska. jkhalil@vpm.org and DMs open.
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Jahd Khalil is a journalist based in Cairo, Egypt. He has reported on politics, culture, business, technology and design from Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia and the US for Esquire, The Financial Times, The Guardian, Fast Company, and others. Previously he was an editor of the English weekly Egypt Independent and a co-founder of the independent website Mada Masr.

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Virginia's business reputation at the center of state budget impasse

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By Jahd Khalil 
| VPM
Much of the current impasse over Virginia's budget hinges on whether the state's business reputation will be thrown into question if a sales tax exemption benefiting data centers is ended earlier than scheduled. Virginia provides a lucrative tax break for data centers, exempting certain computer equipment from state sales taxes. It was first implemented in 2008 and exempted the industry from paying between $1.6 billion and $1.9 billion in fiscal year 2025.
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Spanberger's collective bargaining veto tests relationship with labor

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By Jahd Khalil 
| VPM
Last April, a series of union members praised Abigail Spanberger, then a candidate for governor, at a rally in Eastern Henrico. As they did, they continually plugged a top priority for organized labor in the 2025 elections: collective bargaining. "Thank you, Ms. Spanberger, for standing alongside us to give us a voice to fight on our jobs.
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Virginia Supreme Court rules against voters' referendum on redistricting

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By Jahd Khalil , Ailsa Chang 
| KDNK-FM (Carbondale, CO)
The Virginia Supreme Court has delivered a striking blow to Democrats in the redistricting battle they're waging against Republicans.
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