Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger promises to take quick action after her inauguration on Jan. 17 to fill vacancies on the governing boards of three Virginia colleges and universities that have been caught in the crossfire between Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Senate Democrats who have blocked almost two dozen of his board appointments.
The Virginia Supreme Court last week let stand a lower-court injunction that prevents 22 appointees that a Democratic-controlled Senate committee blocked from continuing to serve on the boards of visitors at the University of Virginia, George Mason University and Virginia Military Institute. That raised questions about whether the boards have enough members to act legitimately. The decision leaves 10 vacancies at George Mason, seven at VMI and five at UVa.
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