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Legislation that proposed robust new community and environmental justice outreach for certain applications for permits from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) failed to
Legislation introduced by Senator Adam Ebbin establishing a new funding mechanism for local governments seeking to embrace flood mitigation and protection projects has finished its
A compromise bill dealing with wetland and stream mitigation bank credits has passed cleared its first hurdle in the Senate, reporting out of the Senate
SB 1210 (Petersen), which directs the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to convene working groups to study annual fee schedules for nonhazardous
Legislation proposing new erosion and sediment control practices for solar projects has reported out of the House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee and been
Legislation introduced by Senator Lynwood Lewis establishing a Carbon Sequestration Task Force has now passed the House and will be sent back to the Senate
A bill increasing possible fines for dumping or littering has now passed the House and Senate and will be sent to the Governor for consideration.
As previously reported, several pieces of legislation seeking to address K-12 school construction and maintenance needs are making their way through the General Assembly. On
On February 15, Governor Ralph Northam notified the chairs of the “money committees” that revenue collections had performed well enough to warrant a mid-session reforecast.
On February 15, SB 1303 (Dunnavant) was heard and modified by the House Education Committee’s SOL and SOQ Subcommittee. As previously reported, the bill that
Having now passed the House and Senate, a helpful bill proposing expansions of project eligibility for Stormwater Local Assistance Fund (SLAF) projects is ready to
HB 1776 (Ward) would require the Virginia Board of Education (VBOE) to grant a two-year extension of licenses for teachers and school personnel whose licenses
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