The House and Senate passed their respective budget proposals late last week. Each budget proposal will now be reviewed by the other chamber in advance of the two proposals being placed into a committee of
The House and Senate passed their respective budget proposals late last week. Each budget proposal will now be reviewed by the other chamber in advance of the two proposals being placed into a committee of
As part of Governor Youngkin’s introduced budget, additional state General Funds will be used to address funding shortfalls through the Office of Emergency Medical Services
VACo recently received important information from the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) regarding the actuarial valuation reports for all political subdivision employers. As previously reported, these
On December 20, Governor Youngkin presented his budget proposals for the upcoming 2024-2026 biennium, as well as amendments to the current biennium budget in the
Earlier this year, the Virginia Secretary of Transportation directed the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment (OIPI) to conduct a full review of the SMART
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Staff to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) presented findings and recommendations to JLARC members on December 11, and provided a follow-up briefing
On Wednesday, December 13, the workgroup tasked by the State EMS Advisory Board Chair Kevin Dillard with addressing funding restructuring needs and pending payment issues
On Monday, December 4, VACo staff participated in the formal kick off of the “Gotta Have Childcare” campaign, which is aimed at preventing the loss
The Behavioral Health Commission met on December 5 to receive a briefing from its staff on a study of a potential new process to divert
The Joint Commission on Health Care held its final meeting of the year on December 6, taking action on recommendations from its two major staff
At the direction of the State Board of Social Services, the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) has been developing a proposed alternative allocation method
An eye-opening report on the state and needs of Virginia’s Fire and EMS services was recently submitted to the General Assembly and Virginia Fire Services
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