On February 12, the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee voted unanimously (15-0) to carry over to 2027, SB 228 (Surovell), which proposes a number of changes to Code, including limiting the sovereign immunity of local
On February 12, the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee voted unanimously (15-0) to carry over to 2027, SB 228 (Surovell), which proposes a number of changes to Code, including limiting the sovereign immunity of local
HB 2646 (Hugo) reduces from 29 to 28 the maximum class in kindergarten, from 30 to 28 the maximum class size in grades one, two,
LINK TO THE BERKLEY GROUP PODCAST Host Dean Lynch speaks with The Berkley Group’s Darren Coffey, CEO, and Drew Williams, COO, about the firm’s array
Home of the lucky fairy stones, Fairy Stone State Park is well known for its 168-acre lake adjoining Philpott Reservoir just minutes from the Blue
Clark Nexsen – As an innovative architecture and engineering firm, Clark Nexsen has partnered with municipalities throughout the state of Virginia to deliver design solutions
On February 3, the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance Committee met to report their respective budget proposals. VACo is reviewing the subcommittee reports, which
HB 2640 (Byron) failed to advance to its third reading on the House floor on February 4, which means that the legislation is no longer
VACo opposed the problematic HB 2364 (Knight), which would have added “weddings” to the definition of “Agritourism Activity” under Code of Virginia § 3.2-6400. This
Delegate Kathy Tran’s and Senator Adam Ebbin’s local government renewable energy bills have each survived the General Assembly’s halfway point and will now be taken
In 2018, the General Assembly required the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) to prepare a plan that identified options for financing more than $2 billion in
HB 2736 (Hugo) proposes some major changes to the local grievance procedure, including requiring that the final step of the procedure be agreed upon by
Legislation introduced by Delegate David Bulova seeking to make several tweaks to the Water Quality Improvement Fund (WQIF) and the Stormwater Local Assistance Fund (SLAF)
HB 1614 (Cole), which seeks to give localities greater flexibility in addressing stormwater management needs, passed the House of Delegates today and will now head
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