The General Assembly met on April 2 to consider the Governor’s proposed amendments to legislation passed by the legislature during the 2025 session, including a series of amendments to the budget bill, as well as
The General Assembly met on April 2 to consider the Governor’s proposed amendments to legislation passed by the legislature during the 2025 session, including a series of amendments to the budget bill, as well as
At its September 12 meeting, the State Executive Council for Children’s Services approved seeking public comment for 45 days on two notices of intent to
The Joint Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education Funding met for the first time on Monday, September 16 to organize and review recommendations from the
The Joint Subcommittee to Evaluate Tax Preferences met on September 17. This body, which consists of legislators from the House Finance Committee and the House
The Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee met on Monday, September 16 to review proposed legislation concerning the use of high-risk
The Joint Commission on Health Care met on September 18 and received a briefing on the results of Commission staff’s study of the state’s health
Secretary of Finance Stephen Cummings briefed members of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees on September 17 on state revenues and the
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) would like to remind all counties of the current prohibitions on the feeding of deer and elk. Feeding
Season 4 | 2024 Energy Landscape of Virginia Series with Joe Lerch Energy Landscape of Virginia Episode 3 | Data Centers and Utility-Scale Solar –
VACo held its sixth of eight regional meetings for 2024 virtually on August 19th. Counties from VACo Regions 5, 9 and 11 attended the meeting.
Season 4 | 2024 Energy Landscape of Virginia Series with Joe Lerch Energy Landscape of Virginia Episode 2 | Utility-Scale Solar | Part 1 Listen to the
The Public Body Procurement Workgroup met on Wednesday, September 4 to finalize recommendations to HB 1355 (Tran). The workgroup’s recommendations significantly reduce the potential impact
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