Several bills related to local taxation were heard this week in the House Finance Committee. Admissions taxes HB 550 (Anderson) and its companion bill, SB 400 (Diggs), would allow James City County and York County
Several bills related to local taxation were heard this week in the House Finance Committee. Admissions taxes HB 550 (Anderson) and its companion bill, SB 400 (Diggs), would allow James City County and York County
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
The amount of student loan debt has risen by 149 percent over the past decade to $1.4 trillion. Delinquencies have risen 62 percent for the
The Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) has undertaken a security review of several models of Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machines, an action that was
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The Secretary of Transportation’s Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment (OIPI) has released a draft of proposed revisions to the Smart Scale Technical Guide. This
Governor McAuliffe presented his year-end report on FY 2017 revenue collections to the House Appropriations, House Finance, and Senate Finance Committees on Monday, August 21.
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