House advances MARCUS alert bill
Andrew Ringle, Capital News Service The House of Delegates approved a bill Thursday that would create teams of mental health service providers and peer recovery specialists to accompany police officers responding to individual crises. House Bill 5043, introduced by Del. Jeffrey Bourne, D-Richmond, was approved by a vote of 57-39. The legislation needs passage from the […]
MARCUS alert bill progresses out of House committee
Andrew Ringle, Capital News Service A bill that could reshape how law enforcement responds when someone is experiencing a mental health crisis reported out of the House Public Safety Committee on Tuesday by a vote of 13-9. House Bill 5043, introduced by Del. Jeff Bourne, D-Richmond, would create teams of mental health service providers, peer […]
House of Delegates budget proposal would provide VCU with highest amount of funding out of Va. public institutions
Katie Hollowell, Contributing Writer A budget proposal from the Virginia House of Delegates would grant VCU $17.3 million in new funding for tuition assistance and salaries — the most of any public institution — with the condition that the university freeze tuition again. The next-highest allocation would be to James Madison University for $8 million, […]
Democrat Adams keeps her seat in the House District 68 with 57% of the vote
Libby Dozier, Contributing Writer Incumbent Democrat Dawn Adams will keep her seat in the House of Delegates after defeating Republican Garrison Coward with 57% of the vote. Coward received 43% of the vote. Adams is the first openly lesbian lawmaker to be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. She was elected initially in 2017 […]
‘I don’t think it’s been emphasized enough how important this election is’: students across campus head to polls
Katharine DeRosa, Contributing Writer Adam Lockett, president of the VCU chapter of Virginia21, was standing in the Compass to spread the word on Election Day as students headed to their polling places. “I don’t think it’s been emphasized enough how important this election is,” said Lockett, a junior graphic design major. “Going into 2020 as […]
Aided by out-of-state donations, VCU alumna outraises Virginia House Speaker in 66th District race
Eduardo Acevedo, Contributing Writer Hannah Eason, News Editor Georgia Geen, Executive Editor Political science alumna Sheila Bynum-Coleman outraised Speaker of the House of Delegates Kirk Cox — her opponent in the race for the 66th District — by more than $200,000 last month thanks to large out-of-state donations. According to campaign finance reports filed with […]
Record number of LGBTQ candidates seeking House seats
A record number of LGBTQ candidates are running for seats in the Virginia House of Delegates this year — five LGBTQ individuals are seeking election across Virginia and one’s seeking re-election in his district. Democratic candidate Dawn Adams is running for a seat in the 68th district, which covers much of Richmond’s Fan area into […]
Environmentalists disappointed by House’s coal ash bill
A bill approved by the House last Friday would require Dominion Virginia Power to study whether its controversial coal ash ponds might pollute the water, but environmentalists say the legislation doesn’t do enough. SB 1398 would require energy companies to identify the risks of heavy metals polluting the groundwater and alternatives methods of disposal when […]
Democrat Jeff Bourne is elected to Virginia House
Jeff Bourne, a member of the Richmond School Board, easily won a special election Feb. 7 for the Virginia House of Delegates. Bourne, the Democratic nominee in the race, will represent the 71st House District, which includes parts of Richmond and Henrico County. With all precincts reporting, Bourne received 3,708 votes, almost 90 percent of […]
From the House of Delegates, to jail, to the House of Delegates
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