At the June 17 meeting of the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) the board was given an update of the Commonwealth Transportation Fund (CTF) Six-Year Financial Plan (SYFP). At the same meeting, the CTB was presented
At the June 17 meeting of the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) the board was given an update of the Commonwealth Transportation Fund (CTF) Six-Year Financial Plan (SYFP). At the same meeting, the CTB was presented
HB 585 (Guzman), which requires transit-oriented development (TOD) in comprehensive plans, passed in House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee’s Land Use Subcommittee on a 4
By unanimous votes, Senator Monty Mason’s SB 849 has passed both the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Finance and Appropriations
On January 20, the Pre-K-12 Subcommittee of the House Education Committee met and considered several pieces of mental health training legislation, which as originally written,
A bill seeking to ban hydraulic fracturing, better known as “fracking,” in certain parts of the Commonwealth has passed the Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Natural
HB 520 (Bulova), which directs the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to convene a stakeholder advisory group for the purpose of studying the planting or
A bill seeking to create new disclosure requirements and a registration system for local government lobbying has failed for the year. SB 383 (McPike) sought
Legislation seeking to authorize local governments to use goat herds for “flash grazing” to control overgrowth along stream banks has been stricken for the year
As one of the most photographed spots on the Appalachian Trail, McAfee Knob in the Roanoke Valley in Virginia’s Blue Ridge is on the bucket
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VACo worked with legislators to introduce a package of budget amendments to address several priority items for local governments. The deadline for member amendments was
Members of House Finance Committee’s Subcommittee #2 expressed sympathy with the intent of HB 948 (Webert), which would have prohibited localities imposing license taxes (BPOL)
As the deadline to file all bills and joint resolutions passed on Friday, January 17, several bills await discussion in committee with the potential to
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