VACo has released its 2026 Legislative Program, which was adopted by membership on November 11 at the Annual Business Meeting. The 2026 Legislative Program was drafted through VACo’s steering committee process. The document has a host
VACo has released its 2026 Legislative Program, which was adopted by membership on November 11 at the Annual Business Meeting. The 2026 Legislative Program was drafted through VACo’s steering committee process. The document has a host
HB 2790 (Rush) allows voters to cast absentee ballots in person during the week before an election (from the second Saturday before the election through
HB 2792 (Tran), a local government solar energy bill, unanimously reported out of the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee on February 11 and will now
The House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance Committee reported their budgets on February 3, and the full text of the budget amendments was made available
VACo Lobbyists Katie Boyle and Jeremy Bennett join Joe Lerch to talk about the state budget and give updates on the 2019 General Assembly Session.
If the Senate’s efforts pay off, casinos may be coming to Virginia soon. Legislation introduced by Senator Louise Lucas that could open the door for
One of the primary recommendations of the House Select Committee on School Safety and the Governor’s Student Safety Workgroup was to reduce the ratio of
Two bills removing significant barriers to industrial hemp have passed their respective chambers and will continue to make their way through the General Assembly as
One area of focus for Governor Ralph Northam’s Children’s Cabinet is early childhood development and school readiness. Early childhood care and education programs like Head
HB 2646 (Hugo) reduces from 29 to 28 the maximum class in kindergarten, from 30 to 28 the maximum class size in grades one, two,
LINK TO THE BERKLEY GROUP PODCAST Host Dean Lynch speaks with The Berkley Group’s Darren Coffey, CEO, and Drew Williams, COO, about the firm’s array
Home of the lucky fairy stones, Fairy Stone State Park is well known for its 168-acre lake adjoining Philpott Reservoir just minutes from the Blue
Clark Nexsen – As an innovative architecture and engineering firm, Clark Nexsen has partnered with municipalities throughout the state of Virginia to deliver design solutions
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