Virginia Election Updates:
Big Bucks, big stakes: Virginia candidates raise over $20 Million as 2025 election season heats up • Virginia Mercury By Markus Schmidt
Sears and Spanberger Part 2: Education takes center stage in Virginia governor’s race By Brandon Jarvis
Miyares urges Congress to regulate pharmacy benefit managers | 13newsnow.com By Taylor Brokesh
Republicans in swing districts unite in ‘Purple Caucus’ ahead of Va. House races • Virginia Mercury By Markus Schmidt
Federal cuts set to drive interest in Virginia’s 2025 Democratic primaries By Jahd Khalil
Sears and Spanberger Part 3: Abortion access divides Sears and Spanberger in Virginia’s race for governor By Brandon Jarvis
Jewish leaders defend Hashmi - by Brandon Jarvis
Abigail Spanberger attacked over alleged ethics violation amid bid for governor | Fox News By Alec Schemmel
‘I hope they just maul each other;’ Virginia’s 2025 election season gets underway | WVTF By Brad Kutner
Clean Virginia and Dominion Energy face off again in statewide primary By Brandon Jarvis
State-Run House Primaries: 1999-2025 By VPAP.ORG
Virginia Assembly, Senate & Governor updates:
New FEMA review process muddies the timeline for disbursement of Helene recovery funds - Cardinal News By Elizabeth Beyer
April- Governor Youngkin Announces New Virginia Department of Health Maternal and Child Health Data Dashboards | Governor.Virginia.gov
Miyares co-signs letter urging congressional PBM reform as Youngkin weighs Virginia’s own efforts • Virginia Mercury By Charlotte Rene Woods
The House and Senate have different opinions on this social media bill; what will Youngkin do? | WVTF By Michael Pope
2 Virginia Repuplicans join others urging US House GOP leadership not to cut Medicaid | WRIC ABC 8News By Tannock Blair
April- Governor Glenn Youngkin Releases Virginia Department of Health Report on Richmond’s 2025 Water Crisis | Governor.Virginia.gov
Madison Center hosts VA state senators to discuss working together through political differences | News | breezejmu.org By Morgan Blair
Virginia lawmakers look to expand rural healthcare options in the face of concerns about competitiveness | WVTF By Brad Kutner
Gov. Youngkin says Virginia is leading U.S. in cutting chronic absenteeism in schools By Brittany Slaughter
Judge lets Trump administration drop criminal case against MS-13 suspect in favor of deportation - POLITICO By Josh Gerstein
Richmond's stadium dream is coming true - Axios Richmond By Karri Peifer
Va. education department submits overdue reports to lawmakers; one report outstanding • Virginia Mercury By Nathaniel Cline
Rappahannock named to list of America's most endangered rivers - Fredericksburg Free Press By FFP Staff
The Virginia Council presents
Un-Cancelling History and Heroes Symposium
RESERVE TICKETS HERE
Tickets per event: $30 and includes:
10:30am Welcome coffee & presentations
12:30-1:30pm Lunch with speaker
1:30-2:30pm Additional presentation and discussion
Hanover Tavern
13181 Hanover Courthouse Rd
Hanover, Va 23069
Articles, News, & Quotes:
“When Must We Kill Them?”: George Mason Student Captures the Growing Violent Ideation on the Left – JONATHAN TURLEY
Virginia Senators Warner, Kaine demand answers on visa revocations | 13newsnow.com By Kathleen Lundy
Trump's student visa crackdown hits Virginia, 20+ revoked - Axios Richmond By Sabrina Moreno & Steph Solis
NEW EVIDENCE AGAINST NY AG: Letitia James’s Fishy Virginia Foreclosure Purchase in Martinsville Warrants Separate Investigation | The Gateway Pundit | by Guest Contributor By Joel Gilbert
Where’s the Local Media on This National Story? | Bacon's Rebellion - By James A. Bacon
Does Tish James Live In Her Two Houses 500 Miles From Albany? We Knocked On Doors To Find Out. | The Daily Caller By Nick Pope & Myles Morell
NOVA Campaigns on X: "Head of UVA @Center4Politics, @LarrySabato thinks Trump is authoritarian The same Larry Sabato was 💯 in support of the C19 vax mandate at @UVA … willing to fire employees & kick out students over an ineffective, experimental vaccine at a taxpayer funded, government-run school https://t.co/Esuo2XqDzJ" / X
Visa cancellations spark fear for international students across Virginia, DC universities By Winston Rogers & Sana Azem
Jim Ryan apologizes for 'disrespectful' response to UVa Health scandal By Emily Hemphill
Trump administration pulls $300M in health funding from Virginia - Axios Richmond By Sabrina Moreno
VMI Board of Visitors elects Gottwald president | WVTF By Dave Cantor
VA Secretary attends ribbon cutting for new Chesapeake clinic amid staffing controversy By Steve Walsh
DataRepublican (small r) on X: "Screen-capped for posterity. This individual claims to be a PhD student in economics at @GeorgeMasonU. They are not even hiding their motives. I read the essay; it presents little in the way of specifics. As of this writing, it has received 16 likes. In their view, cutting https://t.co/vHTAbP38BO" / X
VMI installs Youngkin ally as interim board president amid ongoing upheaval • Virginia Mercury By Nathaniel Cline
Department of Government Efficiency News on X: "Pro-Hamas protesters ripped down an American flag at Yale University’s WW2 Memorial. https://t.co/haXFshkkSr" / X
State will put Richmond water plant on corrective plan after review finds faulty batteries caused January crisis By Graham Moomaw
Henrico County tackles water service needs in FY26 budget By Lyndon German
Virginia lawmakers urge Department of Homeland Security to revive $12 million grant for Richmond’s water treatment plant | WRIC ABC 8News By Katelyn Harlow
Portland Anne Frank-impersonating drag queen trans activist arrested for murder in Virginia | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com By Jarryd Jaeger
(2) Insurrection Barbie on X: "Summary of Daily Caller Article on Rachel Hardeman Plagiarism Allegations (article linked below): Rachel Hardeman, a University of Minnesota professor and director of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity (CARHE), announced her departure from the university" / X
Fairfax Co. schools to implement new security procedures - WTOP News By Dan Ronan
More cases of chlamydia diagnosed in Virginia than flu: VDH shares data for STI Awareness Week | WRIC ABC 8News By Kendal McAuley
Inside a Bland County prison, inmates learn welding By Roxy Todd
Navy secretary reviews shipbuilding delays on Hampton Roads visit | 13newsnow.com By Shane Fordham
Two Centuries Ago, Batteaumen on Virginia's James River Ended Long Work Days With a Taste of Freedom By Kinsey Gidick
Dispatch from 1775: War breaks out in Massachusetts; Virginia governor seizes gunpowder to tamp down rebellion but might spark it anyway - Cardinal News By Dwayne Yancey
The Gunpowder Incident | American Battlefield Trust Early in the morning of April 21, 1775, colonists in Virginia’s capital city of Williamsburg awoke to find that under cover of night the royal governor, John Murray, 4th Earl Dunmore, ordered royal marines to remove the gunpowder stores from the public powder magazine in the center of the town. 
Interviews & Videos of Interest
Reconciliation Memorial in the News!
Defender and Litigation Plaintiffs Lt. Col. Ed Kennedy, US Army, Ret. was on the radio in Charlottesville, VA discussing the Reconciliation Memorial.
Podcast about a Virginia spy - Cardinal News A fake name, perhaps a fake accent, and rum. All figure into an examination of John Wyatt. Host Dutchie Jessee talks about this fascinating character with Michael Hudson.
LISTEN: Contact Virginia 811 before you dig - Fredericksburg Free Press
The Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Liberty
Virginia March for Life Rally and Progressive Language - RVA Mag By Goad Gatsby
The Virginia Council has been blessed with unwavering support from the community since its founding a few years ago. And we decided to add some new ways to thank you for your ongoing assistance in our efforts to educate and inform Virginians.
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