The House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees met on “Budget Sunday,” February 22, to report their respective spending and revenue proposals for the upcoming biennium. Both committees provided preliminary information outlining key elements
The House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees met on “Budget Sunday,” February 22, to report their respective spending and revenue proposals for the upcoming biennium. Both committees provided preliminary information outlining key elements
Under current law utility-scale solar facilities with a rated capacity of 5 megawatts (MW) or less, are fully exempt from local taxation. SB 502 (Lewis)
HB 105 (Rasoul), which directs a feasibility study for the transformation of Catawba Hospital into a facility that would offer a continuum of substance use
A bill mandating that rooftop solar installations be exempt from local taxation failed on the House of Delegates floor last Friday. HB 1185 (Bourne), which
HB 131 (Cherry), HB 854 (Reid), and SB 585 (Reeves), as originally written would have added 911 dispatchers to the list of local employees eligible
SB 495 (McClellan), which would significantly revise the current process for removal of public officers from office, has passed the Senate. A companion measure, HB
Three Presidents – Kim Callis, VAPDC President; Meg Bohmke, VACo President; Jon Stehle, VML President – prepare for Local Government Day. Thank you to all
The 2022 graduates of the VACo Chairpersons’ Institute. Not pictured – Clyde DeLoach, Patrick County; Debbie Donehey, Rappahannock County; and Margaret Franklin, Prince William County
By Adrianna Dimperio and Rebecca Naurath, Draper Aden Associates* Understanding water and wastewater rate trends is crucial for public utilities and municipalities, including counties, across
HB 626 (Roem) creates new and more stringent land use disclosure requirements for local government officials. These requirements apply to the governing body, the planning
HB 1362 (Wiley) would make operation of short rentals, which is defined as the “… provision of a room or space that is suitable or
HB 1010 (Durant), as introduced, would have imposed new restrictions on the local budget process by requiring a referendum if growth in real estate assessments
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