Season 4Energy Landscape of Virginia Series with Joe Lerch Energy Landscape of Virginia Episode 5 | Reclaiming the Landscape of Southwest Virginia for Energy | Part 1 and Part 2 Part 1. Reclaiming the Landscape
Season 4Energy Landscape of Virginia Series with Joe Lerch Energy Landscape of Virginia Episode 5 | Reclaiming the Landscape of Southwest Virginia for Energy | Part 1 and Part 2 Part 1. Reclaiming the Landscape
Effective July 1, 2021 a new standard for local governments to comply in avoiding housing discrimination takes effect. Specifically, when implementing local land use and
A brand new observation tower with a long history opened in 2014 atop High Knob Recreation Area. At an elevation of 4,223 feet, the original
Budget language introduced at the request of VACo and VML directs the Commission on Local Government to undertake a review of the effects of mandatory
The Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the 21st Century met on April 20 to map out its planned work for 2021. Joint
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) met on May 3 to approve its plan of work for the remainder of the calendar year.
The Virginia Commission on Youth held its first meeting of 2021 on May 3 to review and approve its work plan for 2021 and to
VACo Director of Government Relations, Chris McDonald, was recently invited to deliver a guest lecture to a Virginia Tech Policy Implementation class. The class is
On April 20, the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) Board of Directors met and reviewed economic and demographic assumptions, actuarial methods, and funding policies providing gain/loss
On April 27, the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) held a stakeholder meeting to discuss the draft guidelines proposed for the FY2022
The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) is providing the following information regarding unemployment insurance fraud that may be of interest to county governments and their employees.
Welcome to the VACo County Pulse Legislative Series Episode 3 – School construction and modernization In this third episode – VACo Executive Director Dean Lynch
Welcome to the VACo County Pulse Legislative Series Episode 2 – An update on Virginia’s county cigarette tax VACo has decided to retire the VACo
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