SB 919 (Salim) / HB 2619 (Helmer) would require the governing body of any county that contracts with a private company to provide transportation services, for the contract to include provisions requiring any employee of the
SB 919 (Salim) / HB 2619 (Helmer) would require the governing body of any county that contracts with a private company to provide transportation services, for the contract to include provisions requiring any employee of the
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
SB 826 (McDougle) proposes a dollar limit on the lien a locality may place on real estate for unpaid water and sewer bills of tenants
A troubling stormwater bill that has been defeated numerous times in previous years has been refiled for the 2020 session. SB 1067 (Kiggans) provides that
Constitutional amendments that would mandate an exemption from personal property taxes for one vehicle owned by veteran with a 100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total
A bill designed to allow local governments to use goat herds to control overgrowth along stream banks hit a snag in its first committee hearing
A bill directing the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to convene a stakeholder advisory group for the purpose of studying the planting or preservation of
HB 1414 (Filler-Corn) and SB 890 (Saslaw) propose major changes to the funding and distribution of transportation resources in the Commonwealth. These Northam Administration supported
SB 111 (Howell) is on the Senate floor after being reported from the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee, 11-4, on Tuesday, January 14. The bill,
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