Jun 20, 2026
Curated News from The Virginia Council 6/21/26
Virginia lawmakers release long-awaited budget agreement | WRIC ABC 8News By Ryan Nadeau
Senate budget proposal keeps data center sales tax exemption, adds new tax for industry • Virginia Mercury By Shannon Heckt
Spanberger, legislators announce agreement on legal cannabis sales - Cardinal News By Elizabeth Beyer
Virginia campaign finance audits on the chopping block in House budget By Nick Minock
‘Read the damn room’: Virginia’s data center fight deepens Dem divisions - E&E News by POLITICO By Adam Anton
Bluntly: Virginia legislators, Spanberger add retail weed to state budget By Dean Mirshahi
Spanberger Touts Agrivoltaics as Part of Energy Solution Amid Data Center Budget Talks | News | loudounnow.com By Hanna Pampaloni
More times than not, the state budget is late By David M. Poole
▶︎Counties warn Richmond on land-use power, utility costs and unfunded mandates at VACO regional meeting - The Piedmont Journal Recorder By Chuck Jackson
AI cameras are coming to Virginia stop signs: 'People are not even stopping' By Brendan King
A new CEO for Virginia - Chief Energy Officer — Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism By Elizabeth McGowan
Va. centralizes state internship programs to benefit students, workforce • Virginia Mercury By Nathaniel Cline
Richmond’s chief judge orders city officials to beef up courthouse security By Graham Moomaw
Jefferson Lab breaks ground on powerful new computing center using AI to drive scientific discovery By Toby Cox
Natural Bridge Zoo case will lead to three separate trials, judge rules - Cardinal News By Dwayne Yancey
How a ‘bidding war’ won Southside a $100B investment By Charles Wilborn
Henrico parents make urgent plea to school board: limit technology use in schools By Liana Hardy
How public education has transformed in Virginia since the nation’s founding • Virginia Mercury By Nathaniel Cline
Researcher says ticks in Virginia could be spreading these three viruses By Roxy Todd
Why Richmond Residents Should Be Paying Attention to Shoosmith Landfill - RVA Mag By RVA Staff
AEP teases possibility of leaving regional grid organization | WVTF By Mason Adams
The Democratic Socialists of America Just Adopted a Radical New Platform By Stu Smith
American Embassies: Ambassadors of Ugliness By Theodore Dalrymple
Before Richmond Was an Arts City, There Was Best Products - RVA Mag By R. Anthony Harris
Richmond Hosts the National Speech and Debate Tournament By Rich Tucker
North America's largest salamanders are in trouble. Researchers in Virginia are helping them survive | WVTF By Roxy Todd
SIP #71 - The 4 Founding Principles That Can Save the American Republic Today Buddy Bishop interviews Virginia Council Board member Dr. Scott Daniels.
After years of planning, Sail250 Virginia finally docks in Norfolk By Vicki L. Friedman
D-Day at 82: My Experience at Normandy By Emily Claire Boulet
Virginia tribes unite to protect Henrico birthplace of Chief Powhatan By Lyndon German
WATCH: Ferry Farm dig keeps producing historic artifacts | Fredericksburg Free Press By Ted Schubel
Juneteenth reminds us of Black Americans’ long struggle for education following end of slavery • Virginia Mercury By Rodney Coates
Who inspired Jefferson's words in the Declaration of Independence? Shakespeare. - Cardinal News By Randy Walker
Starting at the Bottom - richmondmagazine.com By Scott Bass
Rogue Judges Are Crippling The Constitution By Shawn Fleetwood
Supreme Court Makes Major 9-0 Ruling on Second Amendment and Drug Offenders - The Daily Signal By Fred Lucas
Supreme Court turns away challenge to New York firearms liability law By Lawrence Hurley
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov and the Loss of Personal Freedom, Which is Destroying Western Civilization By Dr. Robert W. Malone
Canada is Next Up with Online Age Law, Surveillance and Government Control System - The Last Refuge By Sundance
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