U. S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) spoke on the floor yesterday to urge fellow members to support the gun control bill before the Senate, which includes a portion known as the Campus Safety Act.
In the aftermath of Monday’s bombing in Boston, emergency medical personnel instantly organized to identify and treat victims. Richmond Ambulance Authority emergency protocols involve multiple agencies.
The nonprofit Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis says low income people will pay more in new taxes than wealthier Virginians under the transportation funding legislation adopted by the General Assembly.
On Friday, the State Board of Health voted 11-2 in favor of new regulations that impose stricter building standards on clinics that provide abortions, something abortion rights advocates say will force most of Virginia’s 20 clinics to close.
