Three County officials have declared their candidacy for the office of NACo Second Vice President. The election will take place on July 20 at the Annual Business Meeting during NACo’s Annual Conference in Orleans Parish,
Three County officials have declared their candidacy for the office of NACo Second Vice President. The election will take place on July 20 at the Annual Business Meeting during NACo’s Annual Conference in Orleans Parish,
Thursday, June 4, 2020 9 am – 5 pm Albemarle County Office Building 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 The forum will feature speakers from
GASB has issued a proposed concepts statement that would establish new criteria for state and local governments to follow in developing disclosures for notes to
As we race towards Sine Die, two bills changing provisions of the code related to collective bargaining for public employers and employees appear headed towards
HB 761 (VanValkenburg) seeks to establish a state-level preclearance process in lieu of the federal preclearance that was previously required under the Voting Rights Act.
Under current law, wind turbine projects with more than 25 megawatts (MW) in generating capacity may be taxed locally at a rate that exceeds the
Split precincts, in which one polling place serves voters in more than one state House or Senate or Congressional district, can be confusing for voters
SB 1039 (Vogel) deals with the local option property tax exemption for certified recycling or solar equipment and, as introduced, would provide that if a
HB 220 (Krizek) would require absentee ballots to be sent to voters with postage prepaid and is intended to respond to concerns about college students
SB 826 (McDougle), which proposes a dollar limit on the lien a locality may place on real estate for unpaid water and sewer bills of
After nearly two months of debates, amendments and hearings, legislation creating a comprehensive framework for peer-to-peer vehicle rentals in the Commonwealth has now passed both
Legislation establishing the Virginia Food Access Investment Fund (VFAIF) continues to inch closer and closer to passage, as both the House and Senate bills have
The Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee reversed course earlier this week and reported HJ 103 (Helmer), which would mandate a personal property tax exemption for
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