Virginia Association of Counties General Counsel Phyllis A. Errico, CAE, will be retiring at the end of the year, concluding a distinguished career at the Association as an advocate and advisor. Errico joined VACo in
Virginia Association of Counties General Counsel Phyllis A. Errico, CAE, will be retiring at the end of the year, concluding a distinguished career at the Association as an advocate and advisor. Errico joined VACo in
HB 761 (VanValkenburg) seeks to establish a state-level preclearance process in lieu of the federal preclearance that was previously required under the Voting Rights Act.
Under current law, wind turbine projects with more than 25 megawatts (MW) in generating capacity may be taxed locally at a rate that exceeds the
Split precincts, in which one polling place serves voters in more than one state House or Senate or Congressional district, can be confusing for voters
SB 1039 (Vogel) deals with the local option property tax exemption for certified recycling or solar equipment and, as introduced, would provide that if a
HB 220 (Krizek) would require absentee ballots to be sent to voters with postage prepaid and is intended to respond to concerns about college students
SB 826 (McDougle), which proposes a dollar limit on the lien a locality may place on real estate for unpaid water and sewer bills of
After nearly two months of debates, amendments and hearings, legislation creating a comprehensive framework for peer-to-peer vehicle rentals in the Commonwealth has now passed both
Legislation establishing the Virginia Food Access Investment Fund (VFAIF) continues to inch closer and closer to passage, as both the House and Senate bills have
The Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee reversed course earlier this week and reported HJ 103 (Helmer), which would mandate a personal property tax exemption for
Legislation requiring school divisions to provide a health insurance credit (HIC) of $1.50 per year of service to all retired members of local school divisions
An important bill introduced by Delegate Keith Hodges relating to siting agreements for solar energy facilities has reported out of the Senate Local Government Committee
With just over a week remaining in the 2020 legislative session, both the House and Senate have approved legislation that enhances a local government’s ability
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