House committees pass VMI task force bill and study to repeal car tax

VMI cadets fight back as Virginia Democrats threaten to close historic military college

Cadets at the Virginia Military Institute went to bat for the historic military college after Virginia Democrats introduced legislation to investigate VMI in a move that would potentially revoke state funding and even close the school’s doors for good.Cadet Michael Ferrara, Regimental S3 Captain, and Cadet Devin Auzenne, Regimental Commander, sat down for an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital to discuss the core values of VMI, and dispute…

House committee advances bill to study VMI’s public funding status

The Virginia Military Institute. (Photo by Getty Images)Virginia lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill creating a task force that would examine whether the Virginia Military Institute should remain a publicly funded, state-sponsored institution, marking the most consequential legislative step yet in a debate over the school’s governance and culture. The proposal is part of a broader push by Democratic lawmakers to impose new oversight on VMI foll…

House committees pass VMI task force bill and study to repeal car tax

A bill by Del. Dan Helmer, D-Fairfax County, to establish a task force to determine whether the Virginia Military Institute should continue to be a state-sponsored higher education institution was reported out of committee in a 10-6 vote on Tuesday. Its next stop will be the House of Delegates floor for a vote.  Del. Dan Helmer, D-Fairfax County. Helmer said, in an interview on Wednesday, the task force’s charge would be twofold: to evaluate th…

Proposed Legislation Seeks to Transfer VMI Governance to Virginia State University

A newly introduced bill in the Virginia House of Delegates proposes a major change to the governance of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), one of the state’s oldest and most prominent public institutions. House Bill 1374, introduced by Delegate Michael B. Feggans, would repeal VMI’s independent board of visitors and place the school under the management and oversight of the board of visitors of Virginia State University (VSU). Continue readi…