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
The House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees met last week to receive updates on August revenue collections as well as briefings on the progress of
The GO Virginia Board met on Tuesday, September 10, for its first meeting of 2019 to approve $780,000 in competitive economic development grants to support
These lively quilt “signs” have appeared in many rural communities across the country. Now they are in Craig County in an effort to raise money
On September 18-19, the Virginia Board of Education (VBOE) met to continue its discussion of priorities and goals for revisions to the Standards of Quality
The Dinwiddie County Sports Complex opened its gates in June 2011 and over the past eight years, has put Dinwiddie County on the Sports Tourism
Editor’s Note: As counties continue to prepare for a successful 2020 Census, VACo will be highlighting innovative approaches and ideas to promote Census participation. VACo
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) received a briefing from its staff on September 16 on the state’s oversight of local and regional
The Virginia Retirement System (VRS) recently announced that it had achieved a 6.7% return on its investment portfolio for FY 2019. The net position of
Acting Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) Mira Signer briefed members of the Joint Subcommittee on Health and Human Resources
As directed by Executive Order 58 (2007), which outlines the process for periodic review of mandates on local governments, the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative
The 2019 edition of the Catalog of State and Federal Mandates on Local Governments has been approved and published by the Commission on Local Government.
GASB has proposed new guidance on accounting and reporting, including: An exposure draft addressing Sec. 457 deferred compensation plans in which GASB recommends that if
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