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New Department of Workforce Development stalled and more Va. headlines [1]

['Staff Report', 'More From Author', '- August']

Date: 2023-08 

• The city of Richmond and Richmond Police Department are over a month late producing a First Amendment policy for training officers on how to treat members of the media. The policy was part of a legal settlement over police treatment of protesters and independent journalists during the 2020 protests.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• The General Assembly approved the creation of a new Department of Workforce Development and Advancement during the past legislative session, but the ongoing budget standoff is delaying its full implementation.—WVTF

• The Roanoke County School Board approved new transgender student policies Thursday at a meeting that saw the arrest of a parent of a transgender student for disorderly conduct.—Roanoke Times

• Chesapeake City Council reduced the number of early voting sites from seven to five, “drawing ire from residents and Democratic Party leaders who believe the decision will make it harder to vote early.”—Virginian-Pilot

• A 10-year-old “bona fide genius” is earning college credits at the University of Virginia.—WSLS

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