Don’t miss what happened: 2024 General Assembly Reports & Tracked Bills

GOVERNOR GLENN YOUNGKIN DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY

GOVERNOR GLENN YOUNGKIN DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY

Governor Glenn Youngkin Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen Declaration provides resources to assist with potential preparedness, response, and recovery operations RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin...
2023 BUDGET PASSED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

2023 BUDGET PASSED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Governor Youngkin called a Special Session that was held yesterday, Wednesday, September 6th for the General Assembly to vote on the 2023 budget deal. This deal was reached after many months of negotiations between House Appropriations Conferees and Senate Finance and...
NO VA SALES TAX HOLIDAY IN 2023

NO VA SALES TAX HOLIDAY IN 2023

Under Virginia’s 2022 Appropriation Act, the state’s sales tax holiday expires on July 1, 2023, and has not been renewed. The three-day sales tax-free weekend was expanded in 2015 to provide savings on hurricane preparedness products,...
2023 VIRGINIA PRIMARY ELECTION REPORT

2023 VIRGINIA PRIMARY ELECTION REPORT

 Virginians all around the Commonwealth went to the polls on Tuesday, June 20 to vote in a number of competitive primary races. All 40 seats of the Senate and 100 seats of the House of Delegates are up for election/reelection this year. Since these campaigns are...
VKB LAUNCHES “FOSTER FRIENDLY BUSINESS INITIATIVE”

VKB LAUNCHES “FOSTER FRIENDLY BUSINESS INITIATIVE”

May is Foster Care Awareness Month, which creates an opportunity to highlight the challenges, triumphs, and tragedies that still exist within Virginia’s foster care system.   The post-COVID-19 environment created a surge in substance use, mental...