VCU students may see 3 to 5 percent tuition increase
VCU is considering a tuition increase between 3 and 5 percent to make up for an anticipated $8 million reduction in state appropriations. For the 2018 fiscal year, VCU will lose $7.8 million in budget cuts, according to meeting minutes from the Board of Visitors most recent meeting — a budget workshop held a day […]
Virginia Union Student sues Richmond police for 2014 assault
Maurice Neblett, a criminal justice major at Virginia Union University, is suing the Richmond Police department for $2.3 million, claiming an illegal search of his apartment, committed battery and common law conspiracy. The case has been ongoing since 2015. “I’m here, I’m breathing, a lot of people that have been in similar situations aren’t here […]
Assembly OKs state budget
The House and Senate agreed on a budget that includes employee pay raises and more money for K-12 education and mental health to adjourn the 45-day General Assembly session last week. Negotiators from each chamber presented their budget to lawmakers in time for the required 48-hour review. Senate did not adjourn until Saturday, the last […]
Women may be able to buy a year’s worth of birth control
Virginia women finally would be able to obtain a year’s worth of birth control at one time if prescribed by a doctor, under a bill going forward in the House of Delegates. The House Commerce and Labor Committee advanced the Birth Control Access Act, HB 2267, sponsored by Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Springfield). The committee unanimously […]
Group hopes to curb DUIs on Super Bowl Sunday
To many Americans, Super Bowl Sunday means football, partying and plenty to eat and drink. For the Washington Regional Alcohol Program, it means an increase in traffic deaths caused by drunken driving. From 2011 through 2015, according to federal data, 37 percent of all fatal crashes on the day of and morning after the Super […]