At the direction of the State Board of Social Services, the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) has been developing a proposed alternative allocation method for state administrative funding to local departments of social services
At the direction of the State Board of Social Services, the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) has been developing a proposed alternative allocation method for state administrative funding to local departments of social services
At the January 20 meeting of the House Courts of Justice’s Civil Law Subcommittee, VACo successfully defeated HB 910 (Minchew). The bill provides that an
HB 1250 (Wilt) and SB 673 (Hanger) are lengthy and highly complex companion bills that integrate components of Virginia’s four statutes that govern Virginia’s stormwater
In an effort to dictate the way local public bodies conduct their business, HB 757 (Robert Bell) would mandate that the agenda for all meetings
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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
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