The House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees met on Sunday to report their respective budget proposals. Further details on both budgets will be available later today, and VACo will be providing more analysis
The House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees met on Sunday to report their respective budget proposals. Further details on both budgets will be available later today, and VACo will be providing more analysis
Read the February 3 County Connections
It’s been a fast and furious General Assembly Session here at VACo. Our Legislative Team has worked hard advocating on a slew of issues affecting
VACo’s February events are a week away! The VACo Team is prepping for each of the three events to be held the second week in
FASB issued a new standard in the beginning of January designed to improve the recognition and measurement of financial instruments through targeted changes to existing
The historic Assateague Lighthouse was built in 1867 on a natural bluff 22 feet above sea level, providing more height and visibility. Originally the lighthouse
Bill prohibits local governments from imposing ‘fees’ HB 801 (Morris) is before Subcommittee #4 of the House General Laws Committee on Thursday and your call
HB 217 (LeMunyon) provides that a locality may not increase the rate or assessment ratio of the Machinery and Tools Tax or Business Tangible Personal
HB 545 (Watts) and SB 218 (Marsden) exclude wages, salaries and other benefits paid by a staffing firm to an independent contractor working on behalf
HB 1389 (Robinson) and SB 706 (Chafin) are companion bills that amend the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by excluding as trade secrets the types
SB 675 (Chafin) and HB 1215 (Kilgore) allow local school boards and local governing bodies to elect to have all their employees and retirees, as
HB 27 (Ware) requires local fiscal impact bills to be introduced no later than the first calendar day of the regular session of the General
HB 3 (Robert Bell) and HJR 1 (Robert Bell) were reported on a 10-9 vote in the House Privileges and Elections Committee on January 29.
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