Virginia lawmakers rejected seven lingering board picks from former governor Glenn Youngkin, effectively removing the Richard Bland College Board of Visitors and underscoring partisan battles over trustee appointments. In Kansas, a proposed budget bill would withhold millions from institutions that include 'DEI-CRT' elements in general-education requirements and allow faster removal of tenured faculty, intensifying state leverage over academic programming and governance. Both moves reflect rising legislative willingness to use board appointments and funding as levers of policy.