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RICHMOND, Va. - Gov. Terry McAuliffe has signed an executive directive to create a center that will foster collaboration among government agencies in providing behavioral health and justice services for people with mental illnesses or other problems. McAuliffe announced the establishment of the Center for Behavioral Health and Justice during the final meeting of the Governor's Task Force for Improving Mental Health Services and Crisis Response.

Brief on Gov. McAuliffe's trip to VCU medical center

A pair of bills that would provide $66.7 million in state funding for new veterans care centers passed in the House of Delegates on Tuesday.

GLEN ALLEN - Interested and anxious parents and rambunctious and excited students packed the Cultural Arts Center last weekend to share a common interest: home schooling.

Dozens of robots gathered at Virginia Commonwealth University's Siegel Center in late March with their high school creators, competing in Virginia's largest youth robotics tournament. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, VirginiaFIRST held its annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition, inviting students from high schools all over the Atlantic coast to compete in the "varsity sport of the mind," with all the flash of an NCAA sporting event. Teams composed of either single or combined high schools had students in their respective robotics clubs making highly sophisticated robots for this year's game. The student-constructed robots can be up to 120 pounds and 5 feet tall, built with no assembly instructions and only minor assistance from team mentors.

Two Bills in the House that would fund the creation of two Veteran's Health Centers both pass 99-0.