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Portsmouth: Sen. Locke on Trump’s $24M FEMA Grant Cut
Virginia lawmakers are pushing the Trump administration to reverse a decision to kill a $24 million dollar federal grant to safeguard drinking water. In 2022, Portsmouth was awarded a $24.21 million grant to protect drinking water in the Tidewater area.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is the part of the U.S. government that helps people and communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. They deploy first responders, send supplies and set up temporary shelters. The Trump administration is pushing cuts and staffing reductions across multiple federal agencies, including FEMA, affecting the agency's resources and operational capacity.
Harvard Gets Donations After Standing Up to Trump
After the Trump Administration “blocked $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and $60 million in multi-year contracts to Harvard University” because Harvard rejected the White House’s demands to control university curriculum, Harvard pushed back. When they did, the donations spiked…
The Harvard Crimson: After Harvard publicly rejected the Trump administration’s demands, a wave of support — and money — has come rushing in. In the 24 hours after Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 announced that he would not comply with the White House, the University received more than 3,800 online donations totaling more than $1 million, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The surge — more than 40 times Harvard’s average daily intake in April — was a striking show of support for Garber’s forceful stance, drawing praise from alumni, faculty, and even some non-Harvard affiliates. Read entire.
Video: Forum on Probable Cuts to Medicaid by House GOP
Rep. Bobby Scott and Del. Jackie Glass hosted a roundtable this morning with medical professionals, veterans, and others to discuss the impacts that potential Medicaid cuts could have on military veterans and their families. Below is the livefeed video of the discussion by 13NewsNow.
Norfolk State Head Coach Michael Vick on Sports Center
NSU head coach Michael Vick joined Sports Center this afternoon to discuss his first spring season as a coach and the NFL Draft. The entire interview is below.
VMI Puts Youngkin Ally in as Interim Board President
By Nathaniel Cline for Virginia Mercury. The Virginia Military Institute is once again navigating turbulent waters after the abrupt resignation of board president John Adams — and the installation of a high-profile political donor as his short-term replacement.
Thomas Gottwald, chairman and CEO of NewMarket Corporation, was elected interim president of the VMI Board of Visitors on Wednesday, less than a week after Adams resigned without public explanation. The move was first reported by The Washington Post.
Gottwald, a 1983 graduate of VMI and a longtime supporter of Gov. Glenn Youngkin, was appointed to the board by the governor. Like most of the current board, he is aligned with the administration. Gottwald received 10 of the 13 votes, defeating fellow nominee Damon Williams, a bank officer and co-founder of the nonprofit Youth Sports Inc. Read entire here.
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