The VMD Association was pleased to host U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman for an informative meeting on Sept. 9 at association headquarters in Glen Allen, Va. Wittman, who has represented Virginia’s redrawn 1st District since 2007, is familiar with the co-op business model and...
The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board has voted to elect Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative General Counsel James P. Guy II to serve as its new chairman. “I am honored by the confidence placed in me by my fellow board members. I look forward to working to serving the...
CO-OP PAC, the Community Owned Power PAC, was launched at the 2022 VMDAEC annual meeting at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va. The rebranding of ACRE-Virginia as CO-OP PAC will enable legislators and candidates for political office to better associate CO-OP...
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On March 10, Congress passed legislation to fund the government through the remainder of fiscal 2022. In the bill, co-op programs received level or slightly increased funding. In particular, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Cooperative Development Grant...
The 2022 General Assembly legislative session adjourned sine die on March 12 without completing work on the state budget. With the Democratic-controlled Senate and Republican-controlled House of Delegates at a standstill, legislators determined they needed a...
