AG Opinion – Must land under conservation easement continue to meet minimum acreage requirements to qualify for land use assessment?
The conclusion of the matter is no. Several questions are answered regarding land use assessment and conservation easements. For full details, please read the opinion.
SNAP (Formerly Food Stamps) Recipients Will See Reduction November 1 Due to ARRA (Stimulus) Sunsetting the Maximum Allotment
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, also known as the stimulus) increased the maximum allotment in all categories of SNAP benefits. These maximum limits are sunseting November 1, 2013. A family of four will see a $36 (or 5.4%) reduction each month. For full details, please read the USDA memo.
Virginia Posts 4.8% Revenue Decrease in August
RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that August revenue collections decreased by 4.8 percent from August of last year. August is not a significant month for revenue collections. On a year-to-date basis, total revenue collections rose 3 percent through August, ahead of the annual forecast of 1.5 percent growth. Adjusting for the accelerated sales…
Governor Calls on All Virginians to Take Part in a Day to Serve
Currently, there are two events scheduled on the Eastern Shore. A beach clean-up at Savage Neck Dunes Natural Area Preserve on September 27 from 10 am – 1 pm and a beach clean-up at Kiptopeake State Park on September 28 from 9 am – 12 pm. For more details click on the link below. Citizens…
Dominion Virginia Power wins 112,800 Acres off of Virginia for Offshore Wind Development
RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell issued the following statement this afternoon following news that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completed its live auction to lease an area off the coast of Virginia as the site of the nation’s second offshore wind energy lease sale. The winner of the lease sale is Dominion Virginia Power…
Governor Orders Inventory of All School Buildings in Virginia
RICHMOND– Governor Bob McDonnell has directed Virginia Secretary of Education Laura Fornash to put together a comprehensive inventory of all existing Virginia public school buildings, including those not currently being used for instruction.