Several bills related to local taxation were heard this week in the House Finance Committee. Admissions taxes HB 550 (Anderson) and its companion bill, SB 400 (Diggs), would allow James City County and York County
Several bills related to local taxation were heard this week in the House Finance Committee. Admissions taxes HB 550 (Anderson) and its companion bill, SB 400 (Diggs), would allow James City County and York County
The Virginia Pollinator Smart Solar Program will be holding a virtual stakeholder meeting for localities on Tuesday, September 8, from 9-11am. The program is designed
With the Atlantic hurricane season off to an unusually fast start, State Coordinator of Emergency Management Curtis Brown and senior staff at the Virginia Department
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) announced today that it is opening the application period for the 2020 Building Resilient Infrastructure in Communities (BRIC)
“It is times like this when philanthropy can lean into its leadership role and unite our community for the greater good. At the
Recently, Virginia became the first state in the country to implement a free COVID-19 exposure notification app using the Apple/Google Bluetooth Low Energy framework. The
The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) is pleased to announce the 21 recipients of the 2020 Achievement Awards, which recognize excellence in local government programs.
VACo has made the difficult but necessary decision to move its 86th Annual Conference from an in-person gathering to completely virtual. We share this decision
The “room” was packed on July 23 for the VACo Regions 3 & 7 & 8 Virtual Meeting when members of Governor Northam’s staff and
The LOVE letters in Highland County celebrate the rural landscape and heritage of this scenic community. In recognition of the many barn quilts located throughout
A shuttered, historic Carroll County high school known for being the first in the nation to offer vocational and agricultural classes, is being transformed into
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