Virginia Mercury

New Virgina Attorney General says public universities can’t require COVID-19 vaccine for students

by Ned Oliver, Virginia Mercury January 28, 2022 Attorney General Jason Miyares said Friday state colleges and universities don’t have the authority to require students get vaccinated or boosted against COVID-19, reversing a legal opinion from his predecessor that reached the opposite conclusion. “Absent specific authority conferred by the...

Youngkin steps into the D.C. swamp with Wheeler pick

by Guest Column, Virginia Mercury January 24, 2022 By Michael Town One of the best ways to tell how an administration intends to govern is by who they surround themselves with – the people they tap to lead agencies and the individuals who will be in the room as decisions are...