Henrico Circuit Court earns grant for preservation of records from 1781-1814; Senate OKs drug affordability board bill opposed by Youngkin administration
Henrico Newsflash – February 6, 2023
Henrico Circuit Court earns grant for preservation of records from 1781-1814
The Henrico Circuit Court Clerk’s Office has received a grant of more than $37,000 from the from Virginia’s Circuit Court Records Preservation Program to fund records-preservation efforts.
The funds will be used to preserve and encapsulate deed books and minute books from 1781 to 1814. The books also will be scanned and digitized and will be available through the clerk’s online records management system, which is available free to those who visit the clerk’s office in person or for an annual fee for those who access it remotely.
Senate OKs drug affordability board bill opposed by Youngkin administration
A proposal to create a state board to review and in some cases set upper price limits on prescription drugs cleared the Virginia Senate on a bipartisan 26-13 vote Friday but faces dim prospects in the House after opposition from Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration.
Legislation from Sen. Chap Petersen, D-Fairfax, to set up a Prescription Drug Affordability Board like those approved in recent years by Maryland and Colorado has moved briskly through the Senate this session, picking up votes on the floor from Republicans as well as Democrats.
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