RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Governor Glenn Youngkin and Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger are sparring over the future of the University of Virginia (UVA), throwing a wrench into the transition process.
Spanberger argues that UVA should wait to hire its next president, while Youngkin says Spanberger is trying to govern before being governor.
Randolph-Macon Political Science Professor Rich Meagher said that he understands why Spanberger may have ruffled a few feathers when she sent a letter to the UVA Board of Visitors urging them to pause the presidential selection process until she is sworn in as governor in January…