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William & Mary adopts resolution in support of students and faculty
William & Mary adopted a resolution affirming “values-based and merit-based” support to students and faculty on Friday, while also standing alongside higher education’s fight for academic freedom. The university’s board of visitors voted 14 to 2 to approve the resolution. It affirms what it calls William & Mary’s values-based and merit-based approach to supporting all students during evolving federal guidance.
Purcellville Mayor Suspends Budget Discussions
Purcellville Mayor Christopher Bertaut announced just before 5 p.m. that he will be suspending council discussions on the fiscal year 2026 budget until the question about whether Vice Mayor Ben Nett may participate in those discussions is resolved. The announcement came just one hour before a special meeting was planned to discuss the budget following last week's vote to reverse a plan to close the town's Police Department in FY 2026.
Speasmaker: UVa needs to stand up for its physicians
The extremely public and disparaging attacks on the credibility of the University of Virginia physicians’ motives for bringing their concerns to the UVa Board of Visitors were, at the very least, grossly inappropriate in decorum and stature. They require a thoughtful response.
Records: Richmond employee used city credit card to spend $40K at company registered at his own house
A former management analyst for the Richmond Fire Department in 2023 used his city credit card to spend nearly $40,000 at a company registered to his home address in Henrico County, according to records obtained by the Richmond Times-Dispatch. That employee is now under investigation by the city’s internal watchdog agency, officials say.
I-64 construction begins later this year. Officials hope it reduces Newport News’ traffic.
Construction will start later this year on a new Interstate 64 interchange that officials hope will improve traffic flow in northern Newport News. The I-64 Denbigh Boulevard Interchange Project will add a new diamond interchange between those at the intersections of Fort Eustis Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue. The addition is expected to reduce afternoon traffic congestion in the northbound lanes of Jefferson Avenue (from Brick Kiln to Denbigh), on Bland Boulevard (from Jefferson to Warwick), and in the northbound lanes of Warwick Boulevard (from Bland to Denbigh), according to a spokesperson for Newport News.
In letter to Colonial Heights nursing home, McClellan demands answer to questions over care
Rep. Jennifer McClellan has waded into the ongoing controversy over operations at a Colonial Heights nursing home, calling for a “thorough investigation” into reports of inadequate patient care at the embattled healthcare center. “The disturbing reports about conditions ... demand answers,” McClellan, D-Virginia, wrote in a letter to Colonial Heights Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Administrator Cara Evick.
William and Mary board passes anti-discrimination resolution, responding to federal DEI demands
Friday, April 25, the College of William and Mary’s board of visitors passed resolution HC-3 titled “Merit-based excellence, student opportunity and freedom from discrimination.” This resolution was introduced in response to increasing pressure from the federal and state governments to restrict universities’ diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Across the country, this pressure has already led some institutions, like the University of Virginia, to eliminate their DEI programs entirely.
VPAP Visual Medicaid/FAMIS Enrollment by Legislative District
See the number of people enrolled in Medicaid or a Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS) plan in each of Virginia's House and Senate districts.