RICHMOND (August 8, 2025)—The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) is pleased to announce the 57 recipients of the 2025 Achievement Awards, which recognize excellence in local government programs. VACo received a record 155 submissions. Winning
RICHMOND (August 8, 2025)—The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) is pleased to announce the 57 recipients of the 2025 Achievement Awards, which recognize excellence in local government programs. VACo received a record 155 submissions. Winning
The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), enacted earlier this year as part of an overall spending package, makes major changes to federal funding for
Budget language included in the 2018 Appropriations Act directed the Office of Children’s Services (OCS) to contract for a study of the current rates paid
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VACo has released its 2019 Preliminary Legislative Program, which was drafted through VACo’s steering committee process. The document includes a host of important and timely
In my last column, we looked at the connection of economic stability with health outcomes, and I shared some data on poverty in Virginia, as
This water tower is located in Bedford County’s New London Business and Technology Center park. The water tower supplies one million gallons of water to
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Governor Northam announced last week that September General Fund (GF) revenues grew 4 percent in September, and on a fiscal year-to-date basis, revenues have increased
Since 1989, Draper Aden Associates has prepared and distributed an annual Virginia Water and Wastewater Rate Report. This report asks municipalities to provide information concerning
State and local government issuers would use a single method to report conduit debt and related obligations under a proposed new rule issue for Interpretation
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