Luca Bailey is a third-year Politics student from Free Union, Va. As a staffer on the news and video desks, he has covered topics ranging from the General Assembly and state elections to local politics and University governance. He is also The Cavalier Daily’s beat writer for the Charlottesville City Council.
The General Assembly approved a two-year, $205 billion spending plan for the Commonwealth June 29.
Virginia’s congressional primaries will take place Aug. 4 this year, marking the first time in over a decade that the Commonwealth is not holding its nominating contests in the month of June.
Here is a closer look at how Beardsley’s early tenure compares to that of his predecessor, Ryan.
The Charlottesville City Council held its final regular meeting of the month Monday evening, where a presentation from City staff detailed that Charlottesville’s greenhouse gas emissions have been consistently on the rise since 2022.
“We’re a team,” Brown said. “It’s not Board [and] administration … we’re not competing. We’re trying to achieve a plan for U.Va. and ask, ‘how do we do it together?’”
Charlottesville previously established a pilot program to test a $100,000 participatory budget in 2019 to engage residents and “build public trust,” according to the June 1 policy briefing summary on the issue.
The Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee is responsible for overseeing audits to University divisions to mitigate reputational, financial, operational and strategic risks.
HSB is a Board committee composed of seven Board members that oversee the operations of the University’s Medical Center and provide strategic oversight for the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing and U.Va. Community Health.
Monday also marked the first regular meeting after the Council voted to award ‘The Mark at Charlottesville’ a necessary Certificate of Appropriateness for construction.
Student leaders, reflecting on the meaning of self-governance at the University, spoke on their reactions to federal scrutiny, interactions with University administrators and engagement with a capable and inspiring student body.
