Government
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, on Feb. 21, announced a nearly 89 percent decrease in the Virginia Employment Commission backlog. This is the first step in the governor’s day one game plan commitment to fix the VEC, and put government to work for Virginians. On day one, Secretary of Labor Bryan Slater, Chief Transformation Officer Eric…
Delegate Dave LaRock has announced that the House Appropriations Committee included in their recommended amendments to the budget, Del. LaRock’s amendment providing funding to the Department of Conservation and Recreation for operations of the State Park in Northwest Loudoun County along Harper’s Ferry Road. LaRock said, “I’m very pleased to see that we are moving closer…
Nonprofit organizations serving Loudoun County residents are encouraged to provide input on American Rescue Plan Act federal pass-through funding. Loudoun County will host one virtual general input session and five virtual ‘office hours’ listening sessions for nonprofit organizations to share their needs as the county begins planning for another round of funding. Loudoun County encourages…
Consumers will soon see new symbols and QR codes identifying genetically modified and bioengineered foods as the U.S. Department of Agriculture implements new labeling rules. Food manufacturers, importers and certain retailers must now comply with the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, which requires labeling foods that have been genetically modified. It also replaces the term genetically…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed SB739 on Feb. 16, empowering parents by creating a parental opt-out from local school mask mandates, and ensuring five day a week in-person instruction. The bill will take effect immediately, providing school districts a transition period to comply by March 1. Youngkin issued the following statement on this legislation for Virginia’s…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Feb. 11 announced that January General Fund revenues increased 21.9 percent from the previous January. January is a significant month for revenue collections. Besides the normal monthly payroll withholding and sales tax collections, estimated payments from individuals are due. On a fiscal year-to-date basis, total revenue collections rose 15.4 percent through the end…
U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced on Feb. 10 that they had secured $15,745,244 in federal funding for Virginia to build electric vehicle charging stations. This funding is the first of five installments totaling $106,375,132 for building EV charging stations across the Commonwealth over the next five years. The funding was made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure…
Loudoun County Commissioner of the Revenue Robert S. Wertz Jr. recently issued notices of business tax filing requirements to business owners for tax year 2022. The notice provides the necessary account number to enable taxpayers to report by March 1, 2022, their calendar year 2021 gross receipts at loudoun.gov/efile. The license tax or fee can then be…
Members of the public are able to view and comment on three draft local redistricting plans that have been selected by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors for further evaluation and refinement. On Jan. 18, the Board voted to move these three plans to the next phase of consideration in the county’s local redistricting process:…
The Virginia Department of Transportation and Loudoun County held a ceremonial groundbreaking to extend George Washington Boulevard (Rt. 1050) from Research Place south to Russell Branch Parkway via a new bridge over Rt. 7, on Jan 24. The $33.2 million, quarter-mile George Washington Boulevard extension will be a four-lane road/bridge with a shared-use path along one side and…