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 to bills through the General Assembly’s Legislative Information System and
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 to bills through the General Assembly’s Legislative Information System and
Governor Northam signed the FY 2018 “caboose” and 2018-2020 biennium budgets on June 7, marking the resolution of a months-long impasse. The following is an
As we approach the official beginning of summer next week, our calendars begin to fill with graduation parties and backyard cookouts as summer crops like
Harry F. Byrd, Sr. Visitor Center Location: Mile 51 on Skyline Drive Available Facilities: Restrooms, information desk, exhibits, ranger programs, videos, bookstore, publications, maps, backcountry
State and local governments will be required to present direct borrowings and direct placements of debt separately from other types of debt in note disclosures
VACo is excited to start the 2018 Regional Meetings season. We visited Westmoreland County on May 22 and Dinwiddie County on May 30. We traveled
By The Berkley Group On the Virginia and North Carolina border is Mecklenburg County, which has thousands of acres of agricultural and forested land, and
The Commission on Youth met on June 6 to discuss recent data collection efforts on school safety and student discipline across the Commonwealth. At the
The Virginia Growth and Opportunity (GO VA) Board met to approve new capital requests, evaluate proposed regional budgets, and strategize to grow the Board focus
County leaders engaged in a robust conversation about issues ranging from agriculture to broadband to staffing volunteer fire departments to teacher shortages at the Region
The Virginia Commission on Local Government (CLG) is taking public comments on a draft Report on Annexation Alternatives. During the 2016 General Assembly session, the
Governor Ralph Northam announced last week that state General Fund (GF) revenues grew by 1.4 percent in May relative to the same period last year,
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