Visit Pittsylvania County! Photo Source: AAF Tank Museum Facebook The AAF Tank Museum is a living memorial dedicated to the Tank and Cavalry soldiers of the world. Before 1981 some of the artifacts that make
Visit Pittsylvania County! Photo Source: AAF Tank Museum Facebook The AAF Tank Museum is a living memorial dedicated to the Tank and Cavalry soldiers of the world. Before 1981 some of the artifacts that make
SB 902 (Lucas) reported out of the House Finance Committee on February 26 by a vote of 18-3. As initially described in VACo’s January 23 Capitol Contact,
VACo supports SB 186 (Black), which authorizes localities to use unmanned systems, without the requirement of a search warrant, for purposes other than law-enforcement. Such activities
Delegate David Bulova’s fee-based electric vehicle charging bill successfully reported out of the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee on February 26 and will now be
SB 652 (McPike) originally would have established Board of Purchases of Services from People with Disabilities. It was amended to require the Secretary of Administration
As discussed in Capitol Contact earlier this week, the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees reported their budgets on Sunday, February 18. The full text
Take action now against two proposals by the wireless industry that will be voted on the floor early next week. Oppose gutting of local authority
HB 1390 (Aird) has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee and is expected to be heard next week. The bill applies to an instance
HB 1204 (Hugo) is a problematic bill that would require certain property be assessed based on use value rather than fair market value in certain
HB 1307 (Hodges) and HB 1308 (Hodges) were unanimously passed by the Senate on February 20 by votes of 40-0. Having previously passed the House of Delegates
Senator John Edwards’ cooperative procurement/solar power purchase agreements (PPA’s) bill, SB 312 (Edwards), was carried over to 2019 at the request of the patron. Generally
VACo opposed SB 336 (Peake), which required that every elected public body afford an opportunity for public comment during any open meeting. This bill would
Two stormwater bills patroned by Delegate David Bulova have now passed both the House and Senate and will now be sent to Governor Ralph Northam
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