VMI under attack by Democrat-controlled legislature in Virginia, GOP lawmakers warn – thecollegefix.com
Five Congressional Republicans from Virginia are sounding the alarm on a set of bills winding their way through the state legislature that seek to create controls over the Virginia Military Institute that critics say could destabilize the college and create a troubling state-overreach precedent.
The GOP lawmakers sent a letter March 5 to President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, asking the administration to step in and address the controversy, as the bills have made significant headway in recent months.
They argued that the Virginia state legislature does not necessarily have the authority for such oversight measures of VMI, one of six senior military colleges governed by Title 10, the federal law that regulates the armed forces.