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Deadlines are approaching to complete the public input survey (July 31) and sign up for the town hall with Governor Spanberger happening August 3...
Join legal experts in a discussion of the Supreme Court’s important decisions of the term impacting local governments...
Federal Fiscal Year 2026 Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for Training Participation...
The link to the FY2026 Local Housing Policy Survey is live and available here: FY2026 Local Housing Policy Survey...
Through VML's partnership with American Public University (APU), members have access to flexible, 100% online master’s programs made for working adults...
In the 2026 Regular Session, the Virginia General Assembly enacted legislation pertaining to special exceptions in the local regulation of solar facilities,..
Ahead of the historic heat wave this week and throughout the holiday weekend, Governor Abigail Spanberger is urging Virginians across the Commonwealth to prepare for extremely hot and humid conditions...
VDEM invites locla government elected officials and senior staff to attend a virtual 2026 Hurricane Season Briefing scheduled for Thursday, July 23 at 11:30am...
Grants aim to help residents of all ages, especially older adults, improve how they live, move and stay connected in their neighborhoods through innovative local projects...
Beginning July 1, 2026, localities must ensure that fire departments or companies operating in the locality submit incident reports to the National Emergency Response Information System to receive Aid to Localities (ATL) funds...