Governor Ralph Northam has officially launched ConserveVirginia, a statewide, land conservation strategy that identifies high value lands and conservation sites in six categories.

Virginia Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Commission will hold listening sessions to hear from the public about the draft of its Dementia State Plan for 2020-2024. The closest session is April 11 in McLean.

Between an increase in Virginia's truck registration fees, and diesel and road tax rates to bring them "more in line" with those of the other states in the Interstate 81 corridor and a 2.1 percent increase in the regional motor fuels tax along the I-81 corridor, Gov. Ralph Northam identified funding for the I-81 Corridor Improvement Plan. The funding plan also generates critical revenue for other interstates across the Commonwealth.

The Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries passed the 10-year Virginia Elk Management Plan at its March 21 meeting. The plan covers from 2019 to 2028 and will guide the state game department’s management of a growing elk population.

Governor Ralph Northam today, March 27, ceremonially signed legislation to improve Virginia’s foster care system. Joined by a bipartisan group of legislators, government officials, and leaders from the business and faith communities, Governor Northam also helped kick off Virginia Fosters, a statewide campaign that empowers Virginians to be the solution for children, families, and workers in the Commonwealth’s child welfare system.

Spring has sprung in Virginia, and as temperatures rise, so does the risk of mosquito-borne illnesses. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) encourages horse owners to talk to their veterinarians about vaccinating their horses.

Governor Ralph Northam today, March 27, announced that Zantech IT Services, Inc., a provider of leading-edge technology solutions to federal government and industry, will invest $317,853 to expand its corporate offices in Fairfax County. Virginia successfully competed with Washington D.C., Maryland, and West Virginia for the project, which will create 120 new jobs.

Starting April 1, a VDOT contractor will begin a traffic counting project in the Occoquan area, according to Earnie Porta, mayor of Occoquan.