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 General Assembly’s special committees that are working to understand and address potential impacts of federal funding reductions on the state budget continued their work
At the May meeting of the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB), the CTB agreed to a resolution approving the 6th round of SMART SCALE projects. The Consensus
The Joint Commission on Health Care held its first meeting of 2025 on Wednesday, May 21, adopting a revised work plan for the remainder of
The House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees met on May 19 and May 20, respectively, with each Committee receiving a briefing on state
Legislation passed during the 2025 General Assembly session tasks the Virginia Fire Services Board to develop a policy to require emergency incident reporting to the
Governor Youngkin signed HB1600 (“the budget bill”) on May 2, 2025. The bill includes budget item 394 #2c, which establishes a $1M grant program to
On Friday, May 2, Governor Youngkin announced his final actions on legislation that was returned to him from the April 2 reconvened session. At the
As part of the General Assembly’s Conference report budget and Governor Youngkin’s May 2 final actions for the 2025 General Assembly Session, VACo’s top funding
Location: 202 West Jackson Street / Manville RoadBuilt: 1828 – 1829Style: Colonial RevivalArchitect: James ToncrayContractor: James Toncray Description: The building faces southeast and is a
VACo seeks feedback on a draft proposal to allow for “alternative storage” sites for biosolids during prolonged wet weather events. During 2018-2019, a record-year for
Brunswick County hosted counties in VACo’s Region 4 on April 28 for the first regional meeting of 2025, which featured a lively discussion of shared
The Legislative Summary details the actions of the 2025 General Assembly. It also includes information on legislation of interest to counties. This edition contains links
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