Virginia's Governor Signs Laws Responding to Shootings at Virginia Tech

Virginia's governor, Timothy M. Kaine, signed more than two dozen bills on Wednesday that seek to improve communication among mental-health professionals who work at colleges and state agencies, and strengthen security on public-university campuses in the hope of avoiding another tragedy like the shootings at Virginia Tech that claimed 33 lives almost one year ago.

State legislators crafted the bills in response to the April 16, 2007, shootings, and the laws may foreshadow how

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