VACo has released its 2026 Legislative Program, which was adopted by membership on November 11 at the Annual Business Meeting. The 2026 Legislative Program was drafted through VACo’s steering committee process. The document has a host
VACo has released its 2026 Legislative Program, which was adopted by membership on November 11 at the Annual Business Meeting. The 2026 Legislative Program was drafted through VACo’s steering committee process. The document has a host
State General Fund revenue collections continued their strong performance for another month, rising 5.7 percent in March. On a fiscal year-to-date basis, total GF revenue
SHI International Corp. is a privately-owned global provider of information technology products and services, headquartered in Somerset, N.J. Founded in 1989, SHI has evolved from
Photos by Chris Cunningham VARINA AREA LIBRARY RECEIVES NATIONAL DESIGN AWARD The Varina Area Library in Henrico County, Virginia receives a national design award from
As a follow-up to the conference call First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe held in March with local government leaders on the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
The General Assembly held its reconvened session on Wednesday, April 5, to consider gubernatorial amendments to 71 bills and 39 vetoes, as well as 27
Governor McAuliffe released the last of his amendments for the 2017 General Assembly session on Monday, March 27. Gubernatorial amendments to 71 bills (including House
The opening class for the Virginia County Certified Supervisors’ Program course was held on Friday, March 17 at the Albemarle County Government Center. Dr. Mike
President Trump’s recently proposed budget would reduce funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program from $73 million in FY 2017 to $5 million in FY 2018.
Fenwick Mines was once an old mining area and is now home to trails and a recreation park. The trail takes you by open pit
In a new statement issued March 20, GASB addressed a wide range of accounting challenges that preparers of financial statements for state and local governments
President Trump released his FY 2018 budget proposal on March 16. Overall, the budget proposes to increase defense spending by $54 billion and reduce non-defense
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