- UVA President Jim Ryan resigns under pressure from Trump DOJ
- ICE is conducting daily detentions at Chesterfield County Courthouse
- Virginia’s Democrats in DC push back on process behind Iran strikes
- UVA professors ask university board to halt DEI dismantling
- State Senate Democrats sue Youngkin officials in latest institutional push
Ryan’s exit met with surprise around the commonwealth
University of Virginia President Jim Ryan spoke to a crowd of supporters gathered outside his Carr’s Hill residence Friday, confirming that he had resigned after a pressure campaign by the US Department of Justice related to an investigation into UVA’s diversity practices.
“I love the University of Virginia deeply, and it's because of all of you,” Ryan said. “Regardless of my role, I will continue to do whatever I can to support this place and continue to make it the best place it can be."
Ryan’s exit sparked strong reactions across the commonwealth, including many from Virginia Democrats — several of whom are UVA alums — who issued public condemnations of the decision.
BizSense Beat: Richmond water, Model Tobacco embezzlement, CarMax Park
BizSense Beat is a weekly collaboration between VPM News and Richmond BizSense that recaps the region’s top business stories.
This week, BizSense’s Jonathan Spiers joins host Lyndon German to discussion Gov. Glenn Youngkin weighing in on Richmond’s regional water issues, a local real estate developer being sentenced to prison for embezzlement and a sneak peek at CarMax Park — the upcoming new home of the Richmond Flying Squirrels.
This week in VPM News Shorts: Virginia Dems' Iran response; ICE in Chesterfield
What happened this week in VPM News Shorts?
On Tuesday, Jahd Khalil talked about Virginia Democrats’ response to the US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. On Friday, Billy Shields reported — in Spanish and English — on a series of ICE detentions at the Chesterfield County Courthouse in recent weeks.
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