Virginia lawmakers reject latest Youngkin appointees to university boards

ThisstorywasreportedandwrittenbyourmediapartnertheVirginiaMercury. SenateDemocratsrejectedseveralappointeestoVirginia’sgoverningboardsatvariouscollegesonMonday,includingformerVirginiaAttorneyGeneralKennethCuccinelliandformerstatecommerceandtradesecretaryCarenMerrick. TheMondayvotebytheSenatePrivilegesandElectionsCommitteeremovedalleightappointeesmadebyGov.GlennYoungkin.Themove,whichDemocraticleadersattributedtodifferencesinpoliticalvalues,nowputsthedecisiontofindreplacementsinthegovernor’shandsonceagain. “Theworkandtheoversightthatwehaveandaschairmanofthiscommitteeistoprovideaccountabilityandoversighttoourprestigiousinstitutionstoensurethatthosebodiesalignwithourvaluesandwhatweseeinthepoliticalclimatetoday,especiallycomingoutofWashington,tryingtomaketheirwayintoourcommonwealth,”saidSenatePrivilegesandElectionsCommitteeChairAaronRouse,D-VirginiaBeach.“Itisourjobtostandupandprotectthosevalues,andthatiswhatw