The House and Senate passed their respective budget proposals late last week. Each budget proposal will now be reviewed by the other chamber in advance of the two proposals being placed into a committee of
The House and Senate passed their respective budget proposals late last week. Each budget proposal will now be reviewed by the other chamber in advance of the two proposals being placed into a committee of
SB 1253 (Obenshain) requires electronic pollbooks to display registered voters’ photos, which would be provided by the Department of Motor Vehicles through the Department of
In August 2016, the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) announced changes to the process by which children would be placed in residential treatment via
HB 1774 (Hodges), this year’s major stormwater related bill supported by VACo, has unanimously passed both chambers of the General Assembly. As amended, HB 1774
HB 1679 (Robinson) was stricken from the February 21 docket of the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee. This was the last surviving bill
VACo opposed HB 2402 (Morris), which provided that if the court finds that any officer or employee of a public body receives a request for records
HB 2145 (LeMunyon) died in Senate General Laws Committee, meeting the same fate as its Senate counterpart SB 1572 (Stanley). This bill would have required that
With Sine Die a few days away, VACo had the opportunity to talk with Delegate Terry Kilgore and Senator Barbara Favola about the General Assembly
County Board members are community leaders who are charged with advancing their county into the future. The Virginia Certified County Supervisors’ Program is designed to
Dear VACo Members It’s almost time for the 2017 Achievement Awards Program. Be on the lookout for the entry form coming March 1. The entry
Let’s celebrate and share the Virginia local government story with students and the greater community in April. Participating communities are eligible to win a great
Delegate Terry Kilgore sits down with VACo to discuss the 2017 General Assembly Session, Southwest Virginia and rural issues and the retirement announcement of Speaker
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