Continues the life of the special task force created to recommend ways to improve Virginia’s mental health crisis services. From the Office of the Governor
http://www.library.vcu.edu/about/special-collections/exhibits/freedom-now/
Introduces a series of photos from 1963 civil rights protests in Farmville, Virginia on behalf of desegregating restaurants and movie theaters. Contains link to photo display on Flickr. From Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries
http://leg2.state.va.us/dls/h&sdocs.nsf/By+Year/RD1362014/$file/RD136.pdf
Reports on the failure of the Virginia mental health system to find housing for the son of Virginia legislator Creigh Deeds before the expiration of an emergency custody order. The report establishes a timeline of events, identifies contributing factors, and offers recommendations for improving the state’s psychiatric emergency response system. From the Office of the State Inspector General
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Portals/0/DEQ/Air/SARATitle3/2012_TRI_APPENDIX_J1-J2.pdf
Ranks Virgina counties/independent cities by the total on-site release in pounds of chemicals. Montgomery, Chesterfield, Hopewell, Accomack, and Buchanan are the top five jurisdictions for chemical releases. From the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Portals/0/DEQ/Air/SARATitle3/2012_TRI_APPENDIX_G_PBT_CHEMICAL.pdf
An alphabetical listing by facility within each county/independent city. From the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Portals/0/DEQ/Air/SARATitle3/2012_TRI_APPENDIX_F_NON-PBT_CHEMICAL.pdf
An alphabetical listing by facility within each county/independent city. From the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Portals/0/DEQ/Air/SARATitle3/2012_TRI_Report.pdf
Provides information about release or other management of chemicals and chemical categories by Virginia industries and government facilities. In 2012 Virginia sites released, transferred or reported on-site management of 872 million pounds of TRI chemicals, a 1.48% increase from the previous year. Also provides details on chemicals released to land, air, and water. From the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
http://www.dpb.virginia.gov/forms/20140324-2%5CHB-SB5003_AmendmentDescriptions.pdf
Describes changes in amounts and language from original budget proposal to Governor’s proposed budget, introduced for Special Session I, 2014. From the Department of Planning and Budget