Curated News from The Virginia Council 4/19/2026

Legislative updates:

Virginia joins a national effort to ensure only popular vote winners become president By Ashley Lopez

Gov. Spanberger explains assault weapons bill amendments to protect hunting guns By Allison Mullet

Spanberger acts on immigration bills, seeks changes to ICE-related measures • Virginia Mercury By Markus Schmidt & Charlotte Rene Woods

Virginia lawmakers push back on Spanberger's changes to retail weed market bill By Dean Mirshahi

(5) Wall Street Apes on X: "WOW 🚨 Democrat Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger made 20 amendments to the public-sector collective bargaining bill The changes were so bad, and will cause so much public blowback SHE MADE AN AMENDMENT TO MAKE IT EFFECTIVE WHEN SHE LEAVES OFFICE - Her changes will add https://t.co/sJxzB5a2yy" / X

(4) ((( charlottesville 🫧 ))) on X: "🚨House Speaker Don Scott says VA Democrats' gerrymander ploy is "The opportunity of a lifetime" And frames it in the context of 1619, slavery, and Virginia as the 'Cradle of the Confederacy' “This is the opportunity of a lifetime, so that we would do justice to the legacy of https://t.co/aMnAWh1mW7" / X

Megasite project could be in jeopardy if data center tax exemptions are ended, finance secretary warns - Cardinal News By Grace Mamon

Virginia decriminalizes suicide with approval of new law - WTOP News By Neal Augenstein

Virginia Government updates:

Virginia redistricting vote set to shift power north | Fox News By David Marcus

Spanberger’s new map to eliminate 4 GOP seats—giving Dems 10 to 1 advantage—up for vote Tues | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com By Thomas Stevenson

(5) John Reid - The Reid Revolution on X: "🤔 Did Abigail Spanberger just pull a fast one? Let's talk integrity! #Politics #Gerrymandering https://t.co/2qPwtJ8XD0" / X

Spanberger riles up Democrats on Senate Finance Committee for reducing expected revenues - Cardinal News By Elizabeth Beyer

Gov. Abigail Spanberger's last-minute actions on 11 issues By Keyris Mazanares

Spanberger wants to amend bill on Jan. 6 instruction in Virginia schools By Brandon Jarvis

(11) Wren Williams on X: "Spanberger's Gun Substitutes, Explained Bill by Bill" / X

A 2025 Virginia audit flags IT, grant monitoring issues | WVTF By Dave Cantor

Spanberger vetoes bill to legalize skill games in Virginia | WRIC ABC 8News By Ryan Nadeau

Spanberger announces four-year statewide tourism plan By Gabby Womack

Central Virginia ICE facility has been over capacity for months | WRIC ABC 8News By Ryan Nadeau

Virginia Beach approves all-ages curfew for part of the Oceanfront By John-Henry Doucette

Articles, News, & Quotes:

(5) Real America's Voice (RAV) on X: "COURT CLOCK MAY BE RUNNING OUT @seanspicer warns liberals on the Supreme Court are “intentionally slow walking the dissent,” saying every day of delay could cost Republican-led states the chance to redraw maps before the midterms. @bannons_warroom https://t.co/cUGDmMAaAY" / X

Most Funds Backing Gerrymandering Bid Come From Outside VA By Shawn Fleetwood

How Virginia redistricting got harder than Democrats wanted | Semafor By David Weigel

In 1958, the Virginia Supreme Court invalidated a referendum result. Could it do so again with redistricting? - Cardinal News By Dwayne Yancey

Obama backs Virginia Democrats in redistricting election via TV ads | Fox News By David Marcus

Conservation groups raise alarm as Potomac River named most endangered in the nation • Virginia Mercury By Shannon Heckt

Biz Beat Roundup: Kalahari announces opening day, 'safari migration' - Fredericksburg Free Press By Bill Freehling

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

Nashville against exhuming Thomas Jefferson nephew's grave By Evan Mealins

Road To Liberty: The Ride of Paul Revere (What Really Happened) | PragerU

Independence Magazine | Restoration of America from Restoration News

Th: Jefferson: Reluctant Secessionist By George Gori & Dr. Mark Holowchak

Instagram Bennett Simpson, Senior Curator at MOCA (@moca), takes @art through ‘MONUMENTS,’ the landmark exhibition co-organized by MOCA and The Brick

The Men Who Bankrolled America - by James Grant

Who declared for independence first — North Carolina, or this Virginia county? - Cardinal News By Randy Walker

Dispatch from 1776: Are we already independent? Some counties want Virginia to formally declare a split. - Cardinal News By Dwayne Yancey

Giles County musician Henry Reed, Nation of Islam leader from Danville get historical markers - Cardinal News By Cardinal Staff

Mapping Our Shared History: Introducing the National Preservation Atlas | Mellon Foundation By Sara Bronin

Jackson Ward's Skipwith-Roper cottage returns home after decades - Axios Richmond By Karri Peifer

The Long, Controversial Path to Building the Jefferson Memorial | The Epoch Times By Dustin Bass

The Constitution, Bill of Rights, & Liberty:

Spanberger Signs Unconstitutional Bill to Strip Confederacy-Linked Groups of Tax Exempt Status – JONATHAN TURLEY

Clarence Thomas warns of progressivism’s threat to US ahead of 250th Anniversary by Jack Birle

(3) Christian Heiens 🏛 on X: "The Supreme Court is still waiting to issue a ruling on Louisiana v Callais. It seems like we’ll get a ruling on this case in May. As Justice Alito has yet to write a majority opinion this term, the rumor is he might write an opinion on this case that would weaken or even strike https://t.co/T1nPLc1bfY" / X

(5) mike bski on X: "THEY LIED TO YOUR FACE ABOUT THE 3/5 COMPROMISE. " / X