The 2026 General Assembly convened on January 14 and began hearing legislation shortly after completing the traditional first-day organizational business. Newly elected legislators took their seats, and both the House and the Senate adopted a
The 2026 General Assembly convened on January 14 and began hearing legislation shortly after completing the traditional first-day organizational business. Newly elected legislators took their seats, and both the House and the Senate adopted a
The Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century (often referred to as the “Deeds Commission”) met on September
The Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund (AFID) Facilities Grant program provides incentives for agriculture or forestry processing businesses to expand or locate in
If you are attending VACo’s Annual Conference, here are some few helpful suggestions to make your time at The Omni Homestead run smoothly. Please call
The city of Richmond and the counties of Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover will present a free summit Thursday, October 26 to examine and identify solutions
NACo’s County Explorer allows users to use data for communication, advocacy and now benchmarking. The new benchmarking feature makes it easier to draw comparisons between
In 2016 the General Assembly created the Transit Capital Project Revenue Advisory Board (TCRAB) “to identify possible sources of replacement revenue” when dedicated bond funds
Standing on the site of The American Civil War Museum – Appomattox, you can look northeast to Appomattox Court House, site of the meeting between
The Governor announced this week that state General Fund (GF) revenues grew 1.1 percent relative to the previous year, due largely to continued strength in
The State Board of Elections voted unanimously on September 8 to decertify Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) machines for use in Virginia, effective immediately. As discussed
When the Town of Amherst had its top administrative position suddenly open after 25 years, the Council decided to tackle the problem with a modern
The Center for Digital Government (CDG) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) announced the winners of the 15th annual Digital Counties Survey. The survey,
On September 14, the 9-1-1 Services Board adopted a recalculation of the wireless 9-1-1 funding distribution formula that localities receive to operate their emergency call
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