Government Relations
New Laws Take Effect on July 1
Copyright ABC – 13 2021 New Laws Take Effect on July 1 John Putney As we did in 2020, the Alliance spent much of 2021 alerting and informing members of the many hundreds of proposed pieces of legislation (and especially the biennial budget) that the Executive and Legislative branches considered. On many issues, we actively…
Read MoreVirginia GOP Convention Results Give Preview of Consequential Statewide Races This Fall
Copyright 2021, Kyle Rogers, Associated Press Virginia GOP Convention Results Give Preview of Consequential Statewide Races This Fall James Black On May 8th, 2021, at thirty-nine drive-thru sites across Virginia, thousands of convention delegates decided via remote vote who will be representing Virginia’s Republican party for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general in the state’s upcoming election…
Read MoreCommonwealth Discusses Revenue Surplus, Reserves, and Potential of Further Stimulus
Copyright 2020 Greg Nash Commonwealth Discusses Revenue Surplus, Reserves, and Potential of Further Stimulus John Putney Pre-pandemic and pre-livestreaming committee meetings, General Assembly money committee meetings were standing room only affairs. With the advent of streaming full committee and subcommittee meetings, more government relations professionals are viewing at least some of those meetings online. Soon…
Read MoreVDOT Provides Reliable Transportation Network That Strengthens the Region
VDOT Provides Reliable Transportation Network That Strengthens the Region John Putney The Director of Government Relations for LRBA staffs the Lynchburg Regional Transportation Advocacy Group (LRTAG), a subsidiary/affiliate entity of the Alliance that represents the area’s major employers and other industries to promote our region’s transportation network.  Alliance members specifically and greater Lynchburg region residents…
Read MoreThe Impact of Virginia’s 2021 Legislative Session and the National COVID – 19 Relief Package
Copyright ABC – 13 2021 The Impact of Virginia’s 2021 Legislative Session and the National COVID – 19 Relief Package John Putney The 2021 legislative session was the equivalent of spinning plates and juggling chainsaws that had me wishing I had gotten an economics and finance degree rather than English, and deeply regretting receiving that…
Read MoreNew House & Senate Compensation Proposals
Recent Posts Feel the Results: InMotion Ambassador Spotlight: Mike Roach Ambassador Spotlight: Tim Lee Ambassador Spotlight: Nelson Schacht Ambassador Spotlight: Byrrl Sheppard World Disc Golf Championship Ambassador Spotlight: Justin Engmann Ambassador Spotlight: Keely C. Tuggle New House & Senate Compensation Proposals John Putney The House and Senate budget proposals are in committee of conference right…
Read MoreUpcoming VA Budget Proposals
Recent Posts Feel the Results: InMotion Ambassador Spotlight: Mike Roach Ambassador Spotlight: Tim Lee Ambassador Spotlight: Nelson Schacht Ambassador Spotlight: Byrrl Sheppard World Disc Golf Championship Ambassador Spotlight: Justin Engmann Ambassador Spotlight: Keely C. Tuggle Upcoming VA Budget Proposals John Putney With an eye on Sunday being budget report out day, I thought I’d share…
Read MoreNew House and Senate Bills Affecting IDA’s and EDA’s
Recent Posts Feel the Results: InMotion Ambassador Spotlight: Mike Roach Ambassador Spotlight: Tim Lee Ambassador Spotlight: Nelson Schacht Ambassador Spotlight: Byrrl Sheppard World Disc Golf Championship Ambassador Spotlight: Justin Engmann Ambassador Spotlight: Keely C. Tuggle New House and Senate Bills Affecting IDA’s and EDA’s John Putney In direct response to legislation passed in the 2020…
Read MoreHere Is What Is in the New Stimulus Bill
Recent Posts Feel the Results: InMotion Ambassador Spotlight: Mike Roach Ambassador Spotlight: Tim Lee Ambassador Spotlight: Nelson Schacht Ambassador Spotlight: Byrrl Sheppard World Disc Golf Championship Ambassador Spotlight: Justin Engmann Ambassador Spotlight: Keely C. Tuggle Here Is What Is in the New Stimulus Bill Kyle Sexton On Monday, December 21, 2020, the Senate approved a…
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