Curated News from The Virginia Council 5/3/2026

Legislative updates:

“Incredible, Unstoppable Titan of Terror!”: The Lobster That Devoured Virginia’s Constitution – JONATHAN TURLEY

(17) Virginia News Vanguard on X: "🚨BREAKING: MORE MISLEADING BALLOT LANGUAGE: The Founding Freedoms Law Center has filed a lawsuit in a Virginia circuit court that challenges the ballot language of a proposed state constitutional amendment that enshrines a sweeping right to "reproductive freedom" and abortion https://t.co/IJWg0kkII7" / X

Marsden: Delivering a budget that meets Virginia’s needs - Cardinal News By David Marsden

Here’s what House lawmakers want to require of data centers to keep their sales tax break • Virginia Mercury By Shannon Heckt

Virginia weighs data center tax breaks as Texas ramps up competition - Axios Richmond By Karri Peifer

Low turnout in Southwest and Southside helped cost 'no' the election. Here are the numbers. - Cardinal News By Dwayne Yancey

(7) CannCon on X: "This is the ONLY argument for yesterday's Virginia Supreme Court hearing on the illegal amendment "passed" that matters. THE ONLY ONE. Listen to the entire 1:24. But, there's still at least five other ways the Democrats violated the VA Constitution and law. They're gonna be https://t.co/sPeZdRNM9f" / X

Virginia Government updates:

Virginia Supreme Court blocks certification of redistricting election. What this might mean. - Cardinal News By Dwayne Yancey

Supreme Court of Virginia weighs challenge to redistricting amendment • Virginia Mercury By Markus Schmidt

VA Dems Won't Defend Dishonest Gerrymander Language In Court By Breccan F. Thies

(6) Ken Cuccinelli II on X: "Worse, the lawyer for the VA AG's office said that early voters vote early at their own risk. Read that again. It's voters' fault for voting early before later news broke..." / X

Redistricting case puts at least two Virginia Supreme Court justices in awkward spot: They will soon be up for reelection. - Cardinal News By Dwayne Yancey

Virginia Democrats and Their Dysfunctional Election By Shaun Kenney

Justices appear mixed on whether geofence warrant violated the Fourth Amendment | SCOTUSblog By Amy Howe

'He doesn’t have enough friends here': Youngkin's chance of a gig with Trump diminish - POLITICO By Dasha Burns

Immigration enforcement in Virginia has risen sharply in the last year By Keyris Manzanares

Trump-tied group launches probe into Virginia redistricting mail-in ballots | Fox News By Charles Creitz

Former FBI Director James Comey arrested in Virginia, appears briefly in court :: WRAL.com By Hannah Rabinowitz, Kristen Holmes, Holmes Lybrand, Tierney Sneed, CNN

High voltage transmission line proposed in Spotsylvania, Orange, Culpeper gets pushback By Nick Minock

Richmond-based UNOS and NASA to test organ delivery drones - Axios Richmond By Sabrina Moreno & Maya Goldman

Urban, Suburban, and Rural Voting: Redistricting Referendum By VPAP.ORG

Articles, News, & Quotes:

King Charles ends state visit with American afternoon in Virginia town By Karissa Waddick & Rebecca Morin

(17) ((( charlottesville 🫧 ))) on X: "📹Recap of Charlottesville May Day Strike w DSA & Indivisible C'ville PRO: Communism, eating the rich, open borders, Hamas ANTI: billionaires, Trump, ICE FACT: billionaires fund these orgs Chirpy activist: "People power, yeah!" https://t.co/XhJoBppzbl https://t.co/QQOJvl87qZ" / X

A Nation Divided: The Chilling Embrace of Political Violence in the United States – JONATHAN TURLEY

D.C. region’s federal workforce reaches lowest level since 1990, analysis says - D.C. region’s federal workforce reaches lowest level since 1990, analysis says | ALXnow By Emily Leayman

Fredericksburg's foster care population has nearly doubled in the past five years - Fredericksburg Free Press By Joey LoMonaco

Virginia secures $110 million in tobacco settlement funds to support public health, enforcement | WRIC ABC 8News By Claire Gehlich

3 Virginia electric utilities to add battery storage in bid to increase reliability, cut costs - Cardinal News By Matt Busse

Pipeline developer to restart Virginia project this week - E&E News by POLITICO By Carlos Anchondo

Brad Pollack on X: "Today, I moved to unseal the 2005 grand jury investigation of the Battle Creek Landfill in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. The primary targets of that investigation were Marvin Bush and Governor Mark Warner. https://t.co/8lL27garI4" / X

Late spring freeze devastates Virginia vineyards, threatening 2026 grape harvest By Jaida Simone

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

World War II monument opens in Washington, D.C. | April 29, 2004 | HISTORY

(17) mike bski on X: "The Great Party Switch Myth " / X

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch talks Indigenous sovereignty in U.S. law at VA250 event in Williamsburg By Nick McNamara

Carly Fiorina named Colonial Williamsburg Foundation CEO By WHRO Public Media

Shockoe Institute opens, confronting Richmond’s history and role in slavery By Victoria A. Ifatusin

Every state got a replica Liberty Bell, and these fans aim to see them all | AP News By Allen G. Breed

Object 2: Bounty Land Warrant - VA History By Jeffrey Seiken, PhD, Historian, Veterans Benefits Administration

(4) S.W. O'Connell on X: "Rev War Tales 27 April 1773, London. The House of Commons passed the Tea Act. Facing massive surpluses of unsold tea and near-bankruptcy, the British East India Company received urgent relief from Parliament. The Act lowered or refunded the duties the Company paid on tea https://t.co/UAxSwKZBm0" / X

Retired college presidents: George Washington's book on civility inspired a Virginia college president to write his own - Cardinal News By N.L. Bishop, Kenneth Garren, Nancy Gray, & Michael Maxey

Th: Jefferson's Second Inaugural Address: A Model of Stewardship By Captain George Gori & Col. M. Andrew Holowchak

The Constitution, Bill of Rights, & Liberty:

Racial Gerrymandering - Just Facts Daily

Justice Dept says it will enforce SCOTUS ruling in every state with racially gerrymandered districts | Just The News By Misty Severi

Dems Enraged by Callais Ruling - The Daily Signal By George Caldwell

Unanimous SCOTUS rebukes New Jersey for intimidating pro-life groups, ignoring precedents | Just The News By Greg Piper

Supreme Court Defends Pregnancy Center From Dem AG By Tyler O'Neil

Justices Challenge Google Geofence Warrant Constitutionality By Fred Lucas

IRS weaponized Johnson Amendment to target conservative pastors while ignoring liberals, DOJ finds | Just The News By Steven Richards

Heckler’s Veto: UCLA Warns Federalist Society Not to Reveal Identity of Student Protesters – JONATHAN TURLEY

Rabbi Slams Comparison Between SPLC and Jewish Informants By Tyler O'Neil

Where Do Rights Come From? - YouTube By Bishop Robert Barron