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‘This is our university’: UVA faculty, lawmakers push back against Jim Ryan’s forced exit
University of Virginia’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jennifer “J.J.” Wagner Davis will act as president while the board works on finding a replacement for outgoing President Jim Ryan, the UVA Board of Visitors announced on June 30. But some UVA faculty members say the board’s statement is premature. It’s too early to discuss replacements, they say. They plan to contest Ryan’s ouster — and hopefully reverse it.
Friday Read Declaration of Independence: A Transcription
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
Jefferson letter goes on sale for $90,000
Thomas Jefferson signed the Declaration of Independence alongside another leader of the time – Benjamin Harrison the Fifth. He was serving as governor of Virginia, and the two corresponded often about the important issues of the time. Shortly after the American Revolution, Jefferson wrote to Harrison about a subject that remains controversial today. . . . The Second Amendment did not yet exist, but Jefferson was adamant that people have the right to defend their country.
Wittman, Kiggans back Trump bill, despite Medicaid cuts
Rep. Rob Wittman, R-1st, and Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-2nd, may have crossed the line they drew for protecting Virginia's Medicaid program, voting on Thursday to pass the budget package that would make deeper cuts to the health care safety net than the bill that the House of Representatives had approved in late May. Wittman and Kiggans, facing reelection challenges in swing districts next year, had signed letters to Republican leaders that said they could not support legislation that would reduce Medicaid health coverage for vulnerable populations.
‘This is not the Virginia way’: U.Va. alumni respond to President Ryan’s resignation
After seven years serving in the position, University President Jim Ryan publicly announced his resignation Friday following demands from the Department of Justice for him to step down from the role. The Cavalier Daily invited University alumni to share their thoughts on the situation via email, and many who responded expressed negative feelings about the news. In their responses, many alums criticized the Trump administration for overstepping its boundaries and abusing its power for political gains. Many also criticized the Board of Visitors for accepting Ryan’s resignation and for failing to uphold the values of the University.
Renewables face setback under sweeping federal spending bill
Congress on Thursday afternoon passed the sweeping spending package dubbed the “one big beautiful bill,” marking a major legislative win for President Donald Trump — but clean energy advocates say it could derail future renewable projects. The House approved the measure after the Senate significantly revised the original proposal. For a moment, the renewable energy industry was stunned by provisions that included a proposed tax on solar and wind power, along with an accelerated phase out of Biden-era tax credits. Although the final version of the bill dropped the proposed tax, it also eliminated the electric vehicle tax credit established under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
Loudoun Supervisors Support Dominion Plans for Transmission Line in Existing Rights-of-Way
County supervisors this week affirmed support for plans by Dominion Energy to build a transmission line up through south Loudoun using existing rights-of-way. The Morrisville to Wishing Star line is planned to span three counties and will be 36.5 miles long. Of those, 4.8 miles are planned in Loudoun from the Mosby substation, which is south of Braddock Road and just north of the county line, to the planned Wishing Star substation, which will be built north of Rt. 50 along Northstar Boulevard.
A year before declaring independence, colonists offered ‘Olive Branch’ petition to King George III
Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and overseas. Mindful of next year’s 250th anniversary of American independence, organizers called the movement “No Kings.” Had the same kind of rallies been called for in the summer of 1775, the response likely would have been more cautious. “It (‘No Kings’) was probably a minority opinion in July 1775,” says H.W. Brands, a prize-winning scholar and chair of the history department at the University of Texas at Austin.
Report: South Korean car maker is interested in a former ethanol plant site in Hopewell
Hopewell is an apparent finalist to be the host city of an automobile-customization plant that could bring as many as 3,000 manufacturing jobs to town. South Korea-based Global Autotech Co. LLC is interested in the former Green Plains ethanol plant on South 6th Avenue, according to a report from the DBS Public Affairs Group, Hopewell’s legislative consulting firm.
Harned: Embrace transportation energy independence this July 4
It’s an American tradition: hit the highways for the beach or other fun destinations during the July 4 holiday. Recently AAA released its annual July 4 travel projection, and it’s going to be another record year for American travelers — 72.2 million on the highways, which is a 1.7 million increase from last year. AAA also shares great opportunities for information on technology and efficiency that can make for a better traveling holiday for Virginians.