Samantha Morgan Capital News Service RICHMOND – Twenty-six years ago, then-President Ronald Reagan issued a national proclamation naming March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. This year, Gov. Bob McDonnell made a similar declaration in Virginia. “As people with developmental disabilities successfully engage in these aspects of society and live more productive, fuller lives in […]
Bill Would Make Parental Rights ‘Fundamental’
By Shelby Mertens Capital News Service RICHMOND – A divided House of Delegates this week passed a bill formally declaring that parents have “a fundamental right to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control” of their children. The House approved the bill 70-30, with Republicans overwhelmingly for it and Democrats generally against it. […]
Senate OK’s Letting Governor Serve 2 Terms
By Shelby Mertens Capital News Service RICHMOND – Starting in 2017, Virginia voters could have the opportunity to re-elect the governor to a second consecutive term if the House joins the Senate in seeking to amend the state’s Constitution. The Senate this week approved a proposed constitutional amendment to allow governors to serve two […]
I-64 May Get Millions to Ease Congestion
By Shelby Mertens Capital News Service RICHMOND – Gov. Bob McDonnell’s transportation budget would provide millions of dollars for road and rail projects along Interstate 64 from Newport News to Richmond to ease traffic congestion. According to McDonnell’s office, his transportation budget would allocate $64 million for reconstructive paving and $85 million for capacity improvements on […]
Biden Invites VCU into National Discussion
By Mechelle Hankerson Capital News Service RICHMOND – While Virginia Commonwealth University isn’t the center of the gun debate triggered by December’s school shootings in Connecticut, Vice President Joe Biden got VCU’s help Friday in continuing the national dialogue on the matter. In the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, […]
In Gun Debate, Legislators Target Mental Health
By Alix Hines Capital News Service RICHMOND – Virginia’s General Assembly is focused on preventing campus shootings like the one at Virginia Tech, but gun control is only one segment of the issue. Before the Tech shooter, Seung-Hui Cho, purchased a gun, he was a mental health outpatient. He was able to obtain the […]
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