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
Every year, VACo staff travels across the Commonwealth to visit the various VACo regions and collaborates with counties within these regions to hold our Regional
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VACo has released its 2026 Preliminary Legislative Program, which was drafted through VACo’s steering committee process. The document includes a host of important and timely
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The Virginia Board of Education (VBOE) voted at its September 25 meeting to approve amended guidelines for the School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP) for the
The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has received a general fund appropriation to make available one-time grant funding to replace certain unmanned aircraft
The Department of Fire Programs (VDFP) has worked over the last few months to craft changes to the Aid to Localities (ATL) Program Policy to
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Jeremy R. Bennett, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo), recently spoke to participants in the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership’s
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Luke Torian and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Louise Lucas offered similar cautionary messages about the upcoming state budget process
VACo held its tenth Regional Meeting of the year on September 18 in Shenandoah County. Counties from across VACo Region 6 and 9, as well
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