According to mental health expert Bruce Cruser with Mental Health America of Virginia, warning signs that someone is having a mental health crisis can begin with an underlying feeling of something being off.
Virginia Senator Mark Warner (D) says the United States needs a comprehensive, rule-based approach when dealing with foreign tech companies like TikTok.
Senator Tim Kaine (D) says he wants to strengthen campaign finance laws and improve the transparency of political spending, and to do this he is cosponsoring the “Disclose Act” alongside Senator Mark Warner (D).
Democrats have a majority in the Senate, while Republicans have the House of Delegates. UVA Center for Politics Director Larry Sabato says this makes it hard for any controversial bills to move forward.
President Joe Biden says the last three unidentified objects shot down by the U.S. military were likely tied to private institutions or research, not China.
A House of Delegates subcommittee has killed legislation that would have established a retail marketplace for marijuana in Virginia. The vote makes it highly unlikely retail sales of marijuana will begin in early 2024.
Senators in the General Assembly are coming together to create legislation that would require mental health courses in all of Virginia’s public schools.
High electric bills have gotten the attention of state lawmakers. And legislation they say could make a difference is advancing in the General Assembly.
The Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate approved competing budget plans Thursday, but one area where there appears to be broad bipartisan support is improving Virginia’s behavioral health system.
Social media is at the root of a lot of new bills in the General Assembly, presenting numerous issues Virginia lawmakers did not have to worry about in previous years.
A Senate bill would make it a felony to buy, sell or offer for a sale a catalytic converter that is separated from a vehicle, unless certain conditions are met.
Following the death of Tyre Nichols out of Memphis, and the rise in gun violence across central Va., community leaders are providing tips on how to talk to kids about these tragic events.
The ban is spearheaded by Democratic senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner. Warner says that the United States needs to revisit a Clinton Era set of restrictions on assault weapons, add new supporting elements, and get it done soon.
Governor Glenn Youngkin has ordered that the state and national flags be lowered in memory of the lives lost and those injured in Monterey Park, California.
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