On March 9, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction released a memo on state funding that is projected to be distributed to school divisions in fiscal years (FY) 2023 and 2024. As previously reported, the
On March 9, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction released a memo on state funding that is projected to be distributed to school divisions in fiscal years (FY) 2023 and 2024. As previously reported, the
VACo encourages counties to support $1.5 million in Governor Terry McAuliffe’s introduced budget to establish the Virginia Scholarship for Service Program. Funding is established to
Several bills and resolutions have been introduced to schedule a referendum in the next election on November 8. The referendum would be on the questions
In addition to VACo’s information on the Governor’s proposed budget for public education, more details are available at this web link. It is a staff
HB 734 (Hope) establishes an advisory committee to evaluate certain plant types that should be designated as a noxious weed. The bill requires the advisory
On January 18 during the House Appropriations Committee meeting, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) provided testimony on broadband initiatives and the Virginia
The Senate Transportation Committee will hear SB 16 (Favola), SB 74 (Wexton) and SB 120 (Carrico) on Wednesday, January 20. The three bills are nearly identical
In the third and final year of a comprehensive Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) study in which each meeting and record exemption is being examined
The current Meems Bottom Covered Bridge is the fourth bridge across the North Fork of the Shenandoah River at the location. The first bridge was
Nearly 200 new and returning county supervisors, administrators and topic experts gathered in Richmond January 8-10 for the 2016 VACo County Supervisors’ Forum. VACo Board
PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT – Prince George County Supervisor Bill Robertson, Governor Terry McAuliffe, King and Queen County Supervisor Sherrin Alsop and VACo Executive Director
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Registration Form Register Online Preliminary Agenda Richmond Marriott Short Pump VACo Supervisors’ Forum is here! Starting Friday evening, January 8 through noon on Sunday, January
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