One thing is clear about Gov. Glenn Youngkin: He understands the importance of community colleges.
Many things about Youngkin might be clear, of course, but this is the one we’re going to deal with today.
Earlier this year he made noises about sacking the whole state community college board if his administration wasn’t allowed to be more involved in the hiring of the next community college chancellor. When the board’s eventual choice abruptly backed out before even starting the job, it was widely believed that perhaps that appointee hadn’t met with as much gubernatorial approval as he might have liked.