The General Assembly passed the bill, which now heads to Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who can sign it into law or veto it.

A joint effort between some ODU professors and SKY Campus Happiness will look at the benefits of meditation on students’ mental health.

Lawmakers are pushing forward legislation to improve mental health services by dedicating additional funding to the issue, encouraging schools to set up telehealth services for students and focusing teacher mental health training on at-risk students. 

A report commissioned by Virginia Beach showed that senior-led households are more likely than average to be burdened by the cost of housing.