Those who have followed the Canadian trade squatter strategy from NAFTA through the USMCA likely know former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, and her manipulative narcissism.  Today the purple sausage reappears from Kiev where she is leading the Ukraine reinvestment and money laundering effort on behalf of Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Freeland calls in from Kiev to […]

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College students across the Commonwealth are moving back into dorms and classrooms this month for the upcoming academic year. Things are heating up on the sports fields as well, where the University of Virginia boasts an impressive record heading into the 2026 campaign. Already this year the nationally ranked women’s soccer team is off to a 3-0 start, and the football team kicks off its season on Saturday.

This season, universities are dealing with a changing sports landscape. Many of those changes are being driven from Washington. The House of Representatives is considering H.R. 9137, a bill that would establish “requirements for name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements for college student athletes and provides a limited antitrust exemption for schools and conferences to pool and sell certain college sports media rights.”

The Trump administration has also staked out a position on college sports. It issued Executive Order 14400, which took effect this month. “College football is the primary revenue generator for university athletic departments, including revenue to support women’s and Olympic sports, and is used by many universities to attract students, donations, and goodwill,” it notes.

UVA’s athletic director agrees. “Greater success and greater visibility create greater opportunity. Football sits at the center of that opportunity,” Carla Williams wrote in an email.“College athletics is in a new era where winning, national visibility and financial strength are more closely intertwined than ever before. Success drives visibility. Visibility generates resources. Those resources fuel future success.”

UVA athletic teams have had success, winning more than two-thirds of their contests last year. The school went 309-137-10 across all sports to once again win the Virginia Sports Information Directors University Division All-Sport Survey. Liberty University, which had won the survey the year before, came second by winning 62.7% of its contests.

The new executive prder doesn’t directly change NCAA policies or create new laws for universities. However, the order directs federal agencies to keep a closer eye on NIL deals and revenue sharing. It remains to be seen what such changes might do to future recruiting nationwide, but the Cavs will be looking to find ways to use the new policies to build on their already successful profile.

Last season, two squads captured national titles: The men’s tennis team captured its seventh overall championship this spring, while the women’s swimming & diving team won its sixth straight national title.

Virginia’s swim program is so deep that its club team—composed of non-scholarship swimmers—is one of the largest contracted independent organizations on campus. It consists of hundreds of members. The women’s club swim team won four consecutive College Club Swimming National Championships from 2022 through 2025. Scholarship swimmers, including Olympic gold medalist Gretchen Walsh, have been spotted in the aquatic center rooting on their colleagues on the club team. Walsh graduated in 2025 but still works out on grounds.

Virginia’s NCAA Graduation Success Rate was 96% last year, and 11 sports boasted perfect graduation scores. The average athlete’s GPA last fall was 3.37. Those numbers should encourage future athletes to look at UVA, as will the opportunity to get paid.

The key to athletic success has been UVA’s fundraising.

The Trump administration writes that the current “chaotic state of affairs has undermined competition, reduced opportunities for student-athletes, and jeopardized support for the current range of college athletics, particularly women’s and Olympic sports. Fair competition cannot occur without a consistent set of rules concerning pay-for-play or player eligibility that cannot be endlessly relitigated in court.”

For its part, Virginia has many financially successful alumni who are ready to endow scholarships and programs. For example, UVA has raised funding for specific sports: not just high-profile sports such as football, basketball, and baseball, but non-revenue sports as well. That includes $10 million for volleyball and women’s soccer, $1 million for field hockey, and $1 million to help support men’s and women’s golf. The Virginia Athletics Foundation also supports sports across the campus, and a recently opened, $75-million facility promotes Olympic sports teams.

This summer, the university’s Board of Visitors took a deep dive into the athletic program and reported that the total operating budget for the athletic department was $170 million. That investment paid off as UVA finished fifth in the nation in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. That averages out to a cost of $129,702 per Director’s Cup point, far less than the ACC average of $242,500. More success this year might even bring the costs down instead of driving them up.

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A group of Plano Independent School District mothers is suing the district, alleging employees attempted to take control of an independent booster club.  

The Jasper High School Choir Booster Club has operated as an independent nonprofit organization since 2022, allowing people with similar interests and goals to work together for a common purpose. 

The club maintains an IRS tax identification number and bank accounts at Prosperity Bank and Vantage Bank. 

According to the lawsuit, Plano ISD adopted Board Policy GE in 2022, which purported to regulate booster club activities. The policy stated that organizations “should also strive to further the District’s and each school’s goals and objectives,” “function in a way that is consistent with the District’s philosophy and objectives,” and that parent and citizen organizations operating within schools must comply with district policy and obtain superintendent approval.

The policy also stated that organizations that failed to comply could be denied permission to participate in school activities. 

After numerous discussions with Plano ISD employees, the mothers believed the issues had been resolved. However, the lawsuit states that on March 30, 2022, the booster club received a letter from Jasper High School Principal Billie Jean Lee stating that the club “would cease to be recognized.” 

The booster club then filed an administrative grievance with Plano ISD. The mothers allege the process lasted 10 months and claim district officials were “colluding to take over the Booster Club.” 

The lawsuit alleges school officials stopped delivering the booster club’s mail sent to the high school, opened and retained the organization’s mail, including bank statements, directed the school district’s attorney to contact vendors and recipients of booster club funds, and attempted to persuade third parties to convince Booster Club President Laura Cervantes to withdraw her grievance. 

The mothers further allege district employees attempted to obtain money from the club’s Prosperity Bank account. According to the lawsuit, the bank later informed the mothers it was closing the account and that they could pick up a check for the remaining funds. 

The next day, the mothers deposited the check at Vantage Bank to open a new account. However, they said their insurance company later informed them the check had been returned and that the account had been frozen. 

Shortly afterward, the mothers said they were contacted by Plano Police Department Detective Jerry Minton, who identified himself as a forgery investigator and informed them he was investigating the club and its officers. 

On Aug. 22, 2024, Minton executed a probable cause affidavit that the club officers allege was based on false statements. The officers were arrested on felony theft charges involving more than $2,500 but less than $30,000. 

A Collin County grand jury declined to indict Cervantes and the other officers. 

After Cervantes’ case was dismissed, Plano ISD adopted a stricter version of Board Policy GE in 2025. According to the lawsuit, the revised policy “purports to impose all manner of restrictions and requirements upon parents and independent organizations.”

The lawsuit further alleges the policy gives Plano ISD broad authority to classify parent-teacher associations, booster clubs and other parent organizations as “District-affiliated school-support organizations.” 

Under the 2025 policy, the district may exercise its “full authority to terminate a program when it no longer meets the needs of the District or because it is no longer convenient to support the program within the school” and declare that “[a]ny gifts provided through implementation of a program through privately funded sources shall become the property of the District.” 

Cervantes and the booster club have now filed a federal lawsuit challenging the district’s authority to regulate and control independent nonprofit organizations. The lawsuit also seeks to hold Plano ISD accountable for what it describes as the wrongful arrest and malicious prosecution of three mothers. 

“Parents should never face retaliation, criminal accusations, or arrest for refusing to surrender control of organizations they built, funded, and operated independently,” said Cervantes. “This lawsuit is about accountability and ensuring no other family experiences what ours did—an unrelenting, traumatizing campaign that shattered reputations, caused financial harm, and turned parent volunteers into targets.”

The lawsuit alleges violations of the First, Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments. 

“No parent should be targeted or falsely accused for exercising their constitutional rights,” said Colby Wiltse, CEO of Citizens Defending Freedom. “The allegations in this lawsuit paint a troubling picture of government overreach and abuse of authority. When public officials use their positions to retaliate against citizens that question or stand up to them, they must be held accountable. We are proud to stand with the Plaintiffs as they seek justice and accountability.” 

Plano ISD did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication.

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Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) said AI data centers have “dug their own grave” by not working in collaboration with local governments. Abbott said, “What we’ve been focused on is responding to concerns that have been raised

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