On January 15, VACo testified in support of SB 1307 (McPike), legislation that once again seeks to grant additional revenue raising authority if approved by local referendum for school capital needs. Funding for school construction
On January 15, VACo testified in support of SB 1307 (McPike), legislation that once again seeks to grant additional revenue raising authority if approved by local referendum for school capital needs. Funding for school construction
U.S. Communities Lunch and Learn event is quickly approaching! The event takes place on July 25 from 11am-2pm at the Nauticus Museum in Norfolk, VA.
VACo has drafted a resolution to be considered at the National Association of Counties Annual Conference in July. Sponsored by Dinwiddie County Supervisor Harrison Moody,
On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., et al. that states may require out-of-state retailers to collect sales
State and local leaders met on June 21 in Grayson County to discuss issues ranging from K-12 funding and lack of connectivity to disincentives in
Governor Northam signed the FY 2018 “caboose” and 2018-2020 biennium budgets on June 7, marking the resolution of a months-long impasse. The following is an
As we approach the official beginning of summer next week, our calendars begin to fill with graduation parties and backyard cookouts as summer crops like
Harry F. Byrd, Sr. Visitor Center Location: Mile 51 on Skyline Drive Available Facilities: Restrooms, information desk, exhibits, ranger programs, videos, bookstore, publications, maps, backcountry
State and local governments will be required to present direct borrowings and direct placements of debt separately from other types of debt in note disclosures
VACo is excited to start the 2018 Regional Meetings season. We visited Westmoreland County on May 22 and Dinwiddie County on May 30. We traveled
By The Berkley Group On the Virginia and North Carolina border is Mecklenburg County, which has thousands of acres of agricultural and forested land, and
The Commission on Youth met on June 6 to discuss recent data collection efforts on school safety and student discipline across the Commonwealth. At the
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