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Governor Glenn Youngkin Breaks Ground on New River Valley Rail Project

Governor Glenn Youngkin today broke ground on the highly-anticipated New River Valley Rail Project in Christiansburg, Virginia. As part of the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s (VPRA) Transforming Rail in Virginia (TRV) initiative, the New River Valley Project encompasses railroad infrastructure upgrades that will allow VPRA to extend its Amtrak Virginia service from Roanoke to Christiansburg and return passenger rail service to the New River Valley for the first time since 1979. 

In deepening Va. GOP crisis, Reid accuses Youngkin PAC of extortion. Is a legal battle ahead?

The internal drama roiling Virginia Republicans deepened over the weekend as John Reid, the party’s embattled nominee for lieutenant governor, accused Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s political action committee of extortion — escalating an already explosive rift just months before November’s elections.

Pat Herrity withdraws from the race for lieutenant governor citing health concerns

He announced Monday that he was withdrawing from the race for health reasons. Pat Herrity had been considered the frontrunner in the Republican Party's nomination of lieutenant governor.

University of Virginia Dissolves DEI Office

The Board of Visitors passed a resolution dissolving the Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Community Partnerships and requesting an audit of all university policies and program to ensure compliance with Equal Protection Clause of U.S. Constitution.

The resolution explained it was referring to an by President entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restorating Merit Based Opportunity”, as also a “Dear Colleague’ letter that cited federal civil rights laws.

The review will include “admissions, hiring, promotions and compensation, financial aid, scholarships, awards and administrative support, , ceremonies and other aspects of academic and campus life”.

In the resolution, it is also made clear that the use of proxy names to mask race to circumvent guidelines will not tolerated.

The Board dissolved of the University but allowed “permissible” programs to be transferred to a “new organizational home”. It did not address the quasi independent DEI Offices of of & Sciences of University or other .

The Board told the university president to report back within 30 days about the state of compliance.

The resolution discussion was conducted in closed-door session, even though it dealt with one of the most contentious issues of the day. Cliff Iler, University counsel at the University of California Berkeley told Bacon’s Rebellion he justified the discussion behind closed doors by saying he provided “privileged legal advice.”

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