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 proposed policy statements including language pertaining to K-12 education funding,
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 proposed policy statements including language pertaining to K-12 education funding,
Location: 100 Courthouse Lane / Main Street Built: 1830 – 1835 Style: Greek-Roman Revival Architect: William B Phillips Contractor: Malcolm F Crawford Description: The building
House Joint Resolution 542, passed during the 2021 General Assembly session, required the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) to complete a needs assessment
The Joint Commission on Health Care received a staff briefing on its study of the affordability of assisted living facilities (ALFs) at its October 5
In 2022 the Virginia General Assembly established the Forest Sustainability Fund administered by the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF). The new Fund, supported by VACo,
One of the nation’s most historic routes, the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail was blazed by the legendary frontiersman in 1775 from the Long Island of the Holston at what is now Kingsport TN, through the Cumberland Gap of Virginia into Kentucky
The VACo Bylaws provide for reapportionment every ten years beginning in 1991. The VACo President named a reapportionment committee in 2021 and the committee began
Location: 800 Village Highway / Rails End Lane Built: 1848 – 1851 Style: Greek Revival Architect: John Wills and Commissioners Contractor: Lindsay Shoemaker (Shumaker) Description:
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