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The Virginia Constitution of 1902 created the SCC to replace the Virginia Board of Public Works and the Office of Railroad Commissioner. The three-member Commission was charged with regulating the state railroads and telephone and telegraph companies and with registering corporations in Virginia. The SCC began operations on March 2, 1903.
Virginia Department of Forestry; Virginia Department of Health; Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice; Virginia Department of Military Affairs; Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation; Virginia Department of Social Services; Virginia Information Technologies Agency; Virginia Lottery; Virginia Marine Resources Commission ...
This is the most noteworthy aspect of Virginia local government relative to the other 49 states. Of the 41 independent cities in the United States, [4] 38 are in Virginia. The three that are not in Virginia are Baltimore, Maryland; St. Louis, Missouri; and Carson City, Nevada. Cities in Virginia are thus similar to unitary authorities in some ...
State Corporation Commission (Virginia), American regulatory agency; Supreme Court of Canada, highest and final court of appeal in Canada; Santa Clara County, California, a county government in California; Sligo County Council, the local government for County Sligo; Small claims court, a legal court with limited jurisdiction
The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) is an agency of the Virginia state government that provides benefits and services to unemployed citizens, such as employment programs. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The agency currently runs a monthly newsletter, sends monthly reports to the Virginia General Assembly , and issues press releases.
In 1972, on the recommendation of Governor A. Linwood Holton Jr., the Virginia General Assembly established the Virginia Governor's Cabinet, which included a Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety. On April 12, 1976, the General Assembly established two separate secretariats for transportation and for public safety, effective July 1, 1976.
Virginia was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on June 25, 1788. [11] Before it declared its independence, Virginia was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain . It seceded from the Union on April 17, 1861, [ 12 ] and was admitted to the Confederate States of America on May 7, 1861. [ 13 ]
The Virginia Governor's Cabinet is a body of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the Government of Virginia. The Cabinet is responsible for advising the Governor of Virginia .