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University board fight ends; Spanberger to fill 22 seats
The legal battle between Gov. Glenn Youngkin and state Senate Democrats over university boards of visitors ended quietly Monday, as both sides acknowledged the matter would be made moot by the upcoming Virginia General Assembly session.
2025: The year of living disruptively
Looking back on 2025, the best symbol of the past year’s upheaval might be the White House, if not its most famous occupant. Since moving back into 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in January, our real estate mogul president has launched into a series of home renovations worthy of its own HGTV series. The most prominent changes […]
Top Five: December 2025
1 | Booz Allen Hamilton announces new round of layoffs: After a weak quarter, the McLean-based Fortune 500 government contractor launched another round of job cuts, citing earlier federal contract reductions and a slowdown in federal funding. (Oct. 27) 2 | Toni Townes-Whitley out as SAIC’s CEO: After two years Jim Reagan, former Leidos executive […]
Out and About – December 2025
1. The Nov. 7 opening day of the Lego Store‘s new Short Pump Town Center location attracted throngs of kids young and old. (Photo courtesy the Lego Group) 2. Atlantic Union Bank executives and their families attended American Banker’s Most Powerful Women in Banking awards gala Oct. 23 in New York, where bank President and […]
U.Va. continues presidential search, despite Spanberger’s call for pause
The University of Virginia's presidential search committee has continued its work in hiring a successor for former President Jim Ryan, despite recent calls from Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger and groups of faculty and staff to pause the process.
Virginia Senate Democrat files right-to-work repeal bill
Democratic state Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy has filed legislation to repeal Virginia's right-to-work law, potentially sparking an intraparty conflict with Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger.
