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When the previous governor declared a state of emergency for the pandemic, local governments had the ability to hold virtual meetings. Now that state of emergency is over, and your local city council can't meet virtually and neither can your local commission on aging.
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Now that the public health emergency declaration has expired, all those old rules prohibiting virtual participation in local government meetings – well, they’re back in place. But maybe not for all that long.
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For many years, local governments in Virginia have been pressing the General Assembly to allow them to have virtual meetings. The answer has always been no, until the pandemic. Now lawmakers are about to consider an effort to allow your local library board or even your city council to conduct virtual meetings after the pandemic is over.
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After going online because of the pandemic, zoning decisions and regulatory hearings on Zoom are coming to an end, for the most part. Boards and…
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During the pandemic, people have gotten used to the idea of virtual meetings. But when the pandemic is over, how much government business should be…