Members of the “money committees” heard similar messages in their respective annual pre-session retreats last week: sluggish economic growth is expected in the next several years; growth in mandatory spending pressures is projected to outstrip
Members of the “money committees” heard similar messages in their respective annual pre-session retreats last week: sluggish economic growth is expected in the next several years; growth in mandatory spending pressures is projected to outstrip
As reported in an earlier County Connections article, legislation enacted in 2019 requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a workgroup to
The Governor’s Advisory Commission on Opioids and Addiction met on July 26 and received briefings on efforts to address hepatitis A and C in Virginia;
August 15 | Registration Form | Register Online | Book Your Group Rate By July 25 | Preliminary Agenda The 2019 VACo County Officials’ Summit is
Miriam Dickler joins Gage Harter to talk about crisis communications. Miriam is the former Director of Communications for the City of Charlottesville and the Chief
One of the great treasures of Virginia’s Blue Ridge is Explore Park, an 1,100-acre destination at Milepost 115 of the Blue Ridge Parkway and situated
On July 8, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) Commissioner Hughes Melton briefed members of the Joint Subcommittee to Consult on the Plan
Governor Northam announced late last week that the state appears to have concluded FY 2019 with a General Fund revenue surplus of approximately $778 million.
The Virginia Telecommunications Initiative (VATI) has announced that $19 million in grants in FY 2020 will be made available to local governments (includes towns, cities,
It didn’t take long for a spontaneous conversation to erupt among the nearly 70 attendees of the VACo Utility-Scale Solar Seminar on June 27. After
At its July 1 meeting, the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century received briefings from Jeff Lunardi,
The consultants who are conducting a study of rates paid for private special education day placements funded through the Children’s Services Act held a series
This is the grave of Lafayette Meeks, a village resident who entered service with the 2nd Virginia Cavalry in the spring of 1861. Several months
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