Following the session’s conclusion, Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) has 30 days to sign, veto or recommend amendments to legislation that both the House and Senate passed, according to Virginia law.
Members also heard concerns from community members about the City’s zoning code.
University students registered in Charlottesville or Albemarle County have multiple opportunities to weigh in on a highly debated ballot question for the Commonwealth.
At the event, the panel of seven tribal leaders discussed the process of gaining federal recognition for tribal nations, the significance of tribal voices in history and in education and the maintenance of tribal heritage.
Early voting officially began Friday for the April 21 redistricting referendum, in which Virginia voters will decide whether the Commonwealth can join other states in a national mid-decade redistricting war.
The University entered into a settlement agreement with the Justice Department Oct. 22, agreeing to comply with federal guidance after receiving accusations of unlawful discrimination in admissions and hiring.
Attendees praised the Council for its February resolution condemning ICE in Charlottesville and asked that it take a more hardline stance against the agency’s actions.
University employees, students and Charlottesville residents gathered at Charlottesville Middle School to discuss the importance of collective bargaining.
Charlottesville residents and University students voiced their continued concerns with the student housing development project on West Main Street at a City Council meeting Feb. 17.
Throughout the current legislative session in Richmond, taking place from Jan. 14 to March 14, Virginia legislators have proposed policies that could change patient care, impact U.Va. Health’s revenue cycle, help alleviate workforce shortages and influence physician employment contracts.
Wade was reelected to the City Council by voters in November and was reappointed as mayor by fellow City Council members last month.
Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville) said that he was not surprised by the resignations, but he emphasized that he had no prior knowledge that Spanberger would ask Board members to step down.
A Tazewell County Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday that the Virginia General Assembly illegally advanced a proposed constitutional amendment on congressional redistricting during an ongoing 2024 special legislative session.
The bill would require appointees to satisfy all statutory requirements, take the oath of office and be confirmed by the General Assembly before entering office.
Attorney General Jay Jones (D) announced Jan. 23 that his office would initiate a “national talent search” as he hires new counsel to represent and advise the University and its leaders in legal matters.
The newest body of work from Karina A. Monroy, a Charlottesville-based artist and art therapist, is a careful, patient meditation on her own heritage and the role of maternal figures in the Chicana culture.
The letters, sent to Youngkin Friday by Sheridan and Wilkinson, offer an articulation of how outgoing Board of Visitors members understood the internal conflicts that preceded their resignations.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) appointed 10 new members to the University’s Board of Visitors Saturday.
Rector Rachel Sheridan, Vice Rector Porter Wilkinson and Board member Paul Manning resigned Friday, and two other Board members were asked by Spanberger to resign
The new General Assembly convened Wednesday in Richmond after resounding Democratic victories in November’s elections.
