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
First Lady of Virginia Pamela Northam and City of Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney kicked off Memorial Day weekend with a discussion of the ways local
By Denise Nelson | The Berkley Group The 2018 Go Green Virginia Challenge applications open with special significance this year: it’s the 10th anniversary of
Lead Virginia, the statewide leadership program now entering its fourteenth year of educating Virginia’s leaders about the issues most relevant to the Commonwealth, has announced
VACo traveled to Dinwiddie County on May 30 for its second 2018 Regional Meeting. Around 60 local government leaders from 11 counties attended the joint
Close to 50 county officials kicked off the start of VACo’s regional meeting schedule at Westmoreland State Park on the evening of May 22. Rob
The Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 includes a new revitalization tool that incentivizes investments into low-income census tracts by allowing investors to
Senators returned to Richmond yesterday to continue work on the state budget, but local governments will have to wait at least another week for resolution
Senators returned to Richmond this week to continue discussions on the state budget. After a floor session that was largely procedural, the Senate Finance Committee
Although Millwood is small, it’s easy to spend hours in the village of about 200 residents. Explore its antiques shops ‑ The Red Schoolhouse, Malcolm
The Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century met on May 7 to review progress in improving the
Significant changes to federal funding for foster care were enacted in February with passage of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), which was incorporated
GASB issued an Invitation to Comment to seek feedback to assist in developing a revenue and expense recognition model for state and local governments. Two
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