Recent Articles from Andrew Ringle | Capital News Service
COVID-19 cluster spurs quick conversion of VCU Honors College into isolation unit
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Commonwealth University will convert three floors of a building that houses classrooms and workspaces into an isolation space for students who test positive for COVID-19, according to a university spokesperson. The number of positive cases on campus has more than tripled since the university began reporting its cases online Aug. 20. […]
Bill banning holding cellphones while driving clears House, Senate
RICHMOND, Va. — The state Senate voted Tuesday in favor of a bill that would prohibit holding a phone while driving a motor vehicle on Virginia roadways and which implements a penalty for the traffic violation. House Bill 874 will head to the desk of Gov. Ralph Northam, who has voiced support for prohibiting the […]
Analysis: 1,000+ Democrat-backed bills pass by crossover
RICHMOND, Va. — A record number of bills passed in the House of Delegates ahead of the “crossover” deadline, considered the halfway point in the session when a bill has to pass its chamber or it dies. Democrat-led efforts like marijuana decriminalization, removal of war memorials, and an assault weapons ban squeezed past in the […]