The provided evidence for this claim discusses general Virginia geography, redistricting maps, and Governor Spanberger, but contains no mention of a state budget impasse.

One web search result mentions that the 'Virginia Senate Proposes to End Data Center Tax Exemption' and that the 'Virginia House Passes Data Center Tax Exemption', which aligns with the claim. However, there is only one specific source reporting this legislative split; other results are general Wikipedia entries about the Senate or Virginia government.

One web search result explicitly mentions that legislators created the data center sales tax exemption in 2008. While it doesn't explicitly state the 2035 end date in the snippet, it is the only source linking the 2008 origin to the current debate. Other 2008 results are about elections.

One web search result mentions that when the exemption was created in 2008, it was estimated to cost $1.54 million a year and now costs 'over a thousand times that'. This supports the 'nearly $2 billion' claim (1.5M * 1000 = 1.5B), but only one source provides these specific figures.

One web search result mentions the 'Digital Gateway cancellation', which suggests the project was stopped. However, the evidence does not explicitly state it was 'shot down by the courts' in the provided snippets, and no other sources corroborate the legal reason for the cancellation.

The provided evidence discusses general labor hours in Germany and global statistics, but contains no mention of IBEW Local 26 or their specific work hours.