RICHMOND – A bill is advancing through the House that would grant “active shooter” training funds to smaller police forces, which currently have no budget to accommodate the over-time pay to prepare for mass shootings.
"RICHMOND - A bill is advancing through the House that would grant "active shooter" training funds to smaller police forces, which currently have no budget to accommodate the over-time pay to prepare for mass shootings."
RICHMOND, Va. - Women across Virginia can rejoice now that both houses of the General Assembly have unanimously passed legislation that would protect the right of mothers to breast-feed in public. "Thank you so much, Senator Wexton, for being a critical force in moving this common-sense legislation forward into a law that will support and protect women, children, and families across the Commonwealth," one woman wrote on Sen.
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.