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
The State Executive Council approved the release of three Notices of Intent to Develop/Revise Policy at its September 14 meeting. This action is the first
The Joint Commission on Health Care received briefings from its staff on two studies on September 20 and is seeking comments from the public. Comments
A lengthy process of revising the 2022-2024 biennium budget advanced one step closer to completion on September 6 with passage of HB 6001. This legislation,
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The Virginia Joint Legislative Audit Review Commission (JLARC) is conducting the first comprehensive review of the GO Virginia program since its establishment. In 2016 the
The Virginia Secretary of Transportation directed the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment (OIPI) to conduct a full review of the SMART SCALE process in
The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has released the BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 for a public comment window that will close
The Virginia Retirement System (VRS) recently reported a 6.1 percent return on its investment portfolio for the previous fiscal year, ending the year with approximately
Budget negotiators announced on Friday, August 25, that an agreement on the major components of revisions to the biennium budget had been reached. The full
When the VACo County Officials’ Summit ended on August 17, many of the more than 200 local government officials and staff connected in conversation. One
Editor’s Note: VACo received notice early Friday afternoon that a budget agreement has been reached between the House and Senate budget conferees. The notice indicates
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