The 2026 General Assembly convened on January 14 and began hearing legislation shortly after completing the traditional first-day organizational business. Newly elected legislators took their seats, and both the House and the Senate adopted a
The 2026 General Assembly convened on January 14 and began hearing legislation shortly after completing the traditional first-day organizational business. Newly elected legislators took their seats, and both the House and the Senate adopted a
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
On February 3, the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance Committee met to report their respective budget proposals. VACo is reviewing the subcommittee reports, which
HB 2640 (Byron) failed to advance to its third reading on the House floor on February 4, which means that the legislation is no longer
VACo opposed the problematic HB 2364 (Knight), which would have added “weddings” to the definition of “Agritourism Activity” under Code of Virginia § 3.2-6400. This
Delegate Kathy Tran’s and Senator Adam Ebbin’s local government renewable energy bills have each survived the General Assembly’s halfway point and will now be taken
In 2018, the General Assembly required the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) to prepare a plan that identified options for financing more than $2 billion in
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