Curated News from The Virginia Council 11/8/26

Virginia Government updates:

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School Sales Tax Voted Down in 32 Virginia Localities - EdNews Virginia By Shirleen Guerra

All three proposed constitutional amendments pass in Virginia By 10 News Digital Team

DSA candidate Jackie McDonnough stuns Anne Holton, wins 6th District school board seat By Victoria A. Ifatusin

Voter turnout for Virginia's constitutional amendments transcended partisanship • Virginia Mercury By Charlotte Rene Woods

Food aid theft in Lynchburg drops after implementation of more secure benefit cards - Cardinal News By Emma Malinak

Virginia SNAP customers can no longer use benefits to buy soda By Brendan King

Should A Majority of UVA Students Pay for Other Students' Tuition? — The Jefferson Council

Virginia Delegate Demands Answers After Dead Dog Reportedly Gets Voting Rights Restored › American Greatness By AG News Staff

History, Tradition, & the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence:

(9) Konstantin Kisin on X: "Understanding history means confronting uncomfortable truths, not rewriting them. https://t.co/sLkVuPgxTZ" / X

Dominic Frisby on X: "Which civilisations enslaved the most people? https://t.co/k84ZtcFGps" / X

(3) Democrats Move Against Voters’ Will On Trans, Race, Migration, And Government Weaponization By Michael Shellenberger

For Tribal Nations in Virginia, it’s been a tough year on their sovereignty | WVTF By Radio IQ

Poll: More Democrats Now Support Socialism Over Capitalism – JONATHAN TURLEY

The Republic We Inherited - Law & Liberty By Ilya Shapiro

Democrats Put Patriotism Last. That’s a Problem for America. - The Daily Signal By Jarrett Stepman

The Constitution, Bill of Rights, & Liberty:

Virginia voters etch reproductive rights, same-sex marriage and voting restoration into constitution - Cardinal News By

Political Autoimmune Disorders and Collapse of Civilizations | It's About Empathy – Connection Ties Us Together By Chuck Pezeshki

Democrats’ Blue Wave Puts the Electoral College in Peril - The Daily Signal By Jarrett Stepman

(6) Gun Owners of America on X: "Jamie Raskin says universal background checks on all gun sales will be a TOP priority when Democrats take control of the House next year. Read the full article below.⤵️ https://t.co/dG4OmScuwa" / X

Democrats ‘divorced from voters’ as 5 states back citizen-only voting, bolstering GOP push - Fox News

DOJ Gun Rights Restoration Portal Hits 5,000-Applicant Limit on First Day - AmmoLand By John Crump

Soros AG Behind $25 Billion Judgment Against Meta That Promises To Police Speech By Washington Free Beacon

DOJ civil rights chief Harmeet Dhillon resigns, says White House asked her to wait until after midterms - Fox News

Virginia AG Lies about Firearms, Claims AR-15s Are Automatic—Why It Matters - Kerry Dougherty By Kerry Dougherty

Mr. President: We Already Have the SAVE Act - Lyceum

America First Legal Calls for Stronger Census Rules to Ensure Accurate Congressional Representation - America First Legal

Articles, News & Quotes:

“The modern tendency to gratify envy and to disguise it in the respectable garment of social justice is developing into a serious threat to freedom.” — F. A. Hayek

8 things to know about the blue wave that swept across most of Virginia - Cardinal News By Dwayne Yancey

Tiffany Justice on X: "“Last night’s losses will produce the usual postmortems: better messaging, different candidates, more spending next time. But the underlying failure is the continued decision to pour capital into an industry optimized for short-term consultant revenue rather than durable" / X

Virginia offering to plant trees across the state — for free By Katherine Hafner

Splash of Tea: Empowering Virginia’s Youth with Club America | Briana Aponte

New law suit challenges Virginia's menhaden regs - Shore Daily News

(3) C3 on X: "Watch every single second of this. Literally what has been done to Western countries. Absolute banger. https://t.co/9LCgjkLgmQ" / X Diversity is our strength, circa 1600's