Ms. Creasy spent her early years in Roanoke, where she and Times-Dispatch sports columnist Paul Woody were in the same first- and second-grade classes at Wasena Elementary School. “Miss Simms ...

The bill preliminarily passed the House 88-49 on the Jewish Sabbath day. The Ten Commandments forbids work on that day, Rep. James Talarico noted in an effort to highlight legislative hypocrisy.

The House Education Committee voted Monday to advance the bill, saying it would promote balance. Arizona House panel votes to allow community colleges to offer 4-year degrees.