RICHMOND (May 15, 2026)—The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) is pleased to announce the 40 recipients of the 2026 Achievement Awards, which recognize excellence in local government programs. VACo received 103 submissions. Winning entries focused
RICHMOND (May 15, 2026)—The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) is pleased to announce the 40 recipients of the 2026 Achievement Awards, which recognize excellence in local government programs. VACo received 103 submissions. Winning entries focused
GASB issued an Invitation to Comment to seek feedback to assist its efforts to develop a revenue and expense recognition model for state and local
Two proposals by the wireless industry have made the halfway point and now get further consideration in each chamber. Below is a brief summary of
HB 786 (Keam) and HB 787 (Keam), which would have provided that a taxpayer appealing an assessment of real property would not be required to
As the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee prepare to report their respective budgets on Sunday, February 18, the issue of Medicaid expansion
HB 809 (O’Quinn), which would permit local school boards to display advertising material on the school buses, has ended its ride through the 2018 General
HB 372 (Robinson), Delegate Roxann Robinson’s school calendar bill, has been carried over to 2019. The bill was one of two school calendar bills that
The Senate Finance Committee reported several bills on February 14 that are beneficial to local governments. VACo supports these measures. HB 495 (Hodges) authorizes a
HB 1390 (Aird) applies to an instance in which a county seeks to pay for debt-funded projects with revenues derived from a meals tax, and
January revenue figures were released on February 13, and Secretary of Finance Aubrey Layne made presentations to the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance Committee
SB 751 (Sturtevant) passed the Senate on February 12 by a vote of 26-13 and now heads to the House for consideration. The bill requires
VACo has sent a letter to members of the Senate Finance Committee’s Economic Development and Natural Resources Subcommittee and House Appropriations Committee’s Commerce, Agriculture, Natural
SB 290 (McClellan) passed the Senate on February 12 and heads to the House for consideration. The bill expands to all localities the option to
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