MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch

Virginia Senate Democrats escalated their attacks on Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointments to three embattled public colleges on Tuesday, notifying the leaders of their governing boards that they may not recognize appointees whom a Senate committee has rejected or risk removal from their positions.

A trio of Senate Democratic leaders — Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax; Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas; and Senate Democratic Caucus Chairman Mamie Locke, D-Hampton — also directed George Mason University Rector Charles “Cully” Stimson to recuse himself from board discussions and actions related to investigations of the university or its president, Greg Washington, by President Donald Trump’s administration.

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