RICHMOND (June 21, 2024)—The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) is pleased to announce the appointment of Katie Boyle as Deputy Director. Boyle joined VACo on July 1, 2016, and has been an integral part of
RICHMOND (June 21, 2024)—The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) is pleased to announce the appointment of Katie Boyle as Deputy Director. Boyle joined VACo on July 1, 2016, and has been an integral part of
GASB has issued proposed implementation guidance to provide state and local government financial statement preparers with questions and answers designed to clarify, explain or elaborate
While solar jobs numbers declined nationally in the last year, solar employment continues to surge in Virginia, according to the recently released National Solar Jobs
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that permanently reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), a program that safeguards and preserves public land
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has published its Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) stemming from 2016 legislation that attempts to consolidate Virginia Erosion
The House and Senate budgets were officially placed in conference on February 13 and conferees will be working to resolve differences between the two proposals
After months of debate and testimony, the General Assembly has seen the light. Legislation expanding municipal net metering to local governments successfully ended its journey
School Security issues continue to make their way through the General Assembly. Currently, two types of school security personnel are used in Virginia Schools –
Bills providing an important tool to localities working to make voluntary boundary line adjustments have each now passed both chambers of the General Assembly and
As in previous years, several school calendar bills were introduced with the intent of giving local school divisions greater autonomy over determining the opening of
An important water quality bill that will equip localities with an additional tool for wastewater treatment as well as highlight the significant needs for greater
HB 1840 (Marshall) directs the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) to conduct a pilot program in the APCo and Dominion service territories to allow each
The two bills related to private special education day placements remaining under consideration after “crossover” failed to survive hearings in subcommittees of House Appropriations last
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