Creigh Deeds is not taking his foot off the brake.
The state senator and Charlottesville Democrat is continuing his campaign for answers surrounding the resignation of University of Virginia President Jim Ryan under pressure from the Trump administration Department of Justice over his handling of diversity policies at the school.
After a long list of questions Deeds submitted to the university rector and vice rector went unanswered, Deeds submitted a public records request to the university last Thursday for all communications, meeting records, legal counsel records, DOJ investigation materials, financial records and governance and transparency records related to Ryan’s departure.
The university has repeatedly said it cannot answer Deeds’ questions due to ongoing DOJ investigations, but