Delegate plans to reintroduce quarantine pay bill next session
Zachary Klosko, Capital News Service Del. Elizabeth Guzmán, D-Woodbridge, said she is no stranger to the struggles of low-paying jobs. Guzmán said she immigrated to the United States from Peru as a single mother and worked multiple minimum wage jobs just to be able to pay rent and care for her daughter. Guzmán has a […]
VCU emergency room sees increase in opioid overdoses patients
Aliviah Jones, Capital News Service The pandemic could be driving an increase in opioid overdoses, according to recently published data and insights from people who work in a local treatment center. Virginia Commonwealth University has released a new study that shows a surge in patients at the VCU Medical Center in Richmond who were admitted […]
Efforts falter to require schools to provide in-person options
Sam Fowler, Capital News Service An effort to require Virginia school districts provide in-person classes to students with poor internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic is most likely dead. House Bill 5009, introduced by Del. Mark Cole, R-Fredericksburg, would require public schools to offer in-person classes to elementary, middle and high school students who have substandard […]
Some colleges add free vending machines with masks, sanitizer
Brandon Shillingford, Capital News Service Students returning to campus this fall will find vending machines stocked full of snacks, sodas, and now personal protective equipment too. The machines located throughout Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University are filled with masks and hand sanitizer and soon, wipes. The supplies are available to students and employees for free, with […]
Virginia DMV increases staffing as Real ID deadline approaches
Jimmy O’Keefe, Capital News Service After noticing his driver’s license was set to expire, Loudoun County resident John Akins paid a visit to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles on Friday. This time he obtained a Real ID-compliant driver’s license — a new requirement for many Americans. Virginians have until Oct. 1, 2020, to acquire […]