Governor Youngkin addressed a joint session of the “money committees” on Thursday, August 14, reporting that FY 2025 concluded with revenues $572 million ahead of the forecast that was adopted as part of the 2025
Governor Youngkin addressed a joint session of the “money committees” on Thursday, August 14, reporting that FY 2025 concluded with revenues $572 million ahead of the forecast that was adopted as part of the 2025
On July 24, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing to examine possible effects of the recent Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair,
Virginia’s Adopt-a-Highway program is celebrating 30 Years in 2018! A partnership established between the Virginia Department of Transportation and Keep Virginia Beautiful, the program encourages
Commissioner of Elections Chris Piper presented information on the issue of potentially mis-assigned voters in a July 30 webinar hosted by VACo. Commissioner Piper discussed
Close to 30 county officials met at the Hanover County Emergency Communications Office on the afternoon August 8. Laura Fornash, Sr. VP, State Government Relations
VACo held its fifth 2018 Regional Meeting on July 24 in the center of VACo’s Region 10 – beautiful Pittsylvania County. On a sunny Tuesday
In my last column, we looked at the benefits of physical activity and how Virginia stacks up relative to other states. Virginians exercise at rates
Today we work through our final segment on the opioid crisis in America. This last installment in our series will explore addiction’s impact on community
As the House Select Committee on School Safety continues to discuss recommendations for the 2019 Virginia General Assembly Session, legislators are making it clear in
One of Shenandoah National Park’s most popular destinations is Whiteoak Canyon and its six waterfalls, with heights from 35 to 86 feet. There are swimming
Governor Northam announced last week that the state appears to have closed FY 2018 with a significant General Fund (GF) revenue surplus, based on preliminary
As part of its periodic reassessment of mandates on local government, the Department of Education is currently soliciting comments on three mandates: school staffing ratios
VACo Education and Steering Committee Meetings Thursday, August 16 VACo Board of Directors Meeting Friday, August 17 Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center | 2371 Carl
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