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Regulatory Modernization Highlights

December 18, 2025

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As we enter the last few weeks of the year, now is an opportune time to pause and reflect on the extraordinary successes Virginia agencies have achieved in 2025 (and over the course of the last four years).

November 19, 2025

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Maintaining the regulatory code can be a bit like gardening. Sometimes, it makes sense to make major changes, like swapping one type of plant for something better suited to local conditions.

November 06, 2025

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Regulatory modernization is not a one-size-fits-all process. Over the last three-and-a-half years, agencies have pored through their regulations to find opportunities for streamlining.

September 08, 2025

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In a world in which more and more high-paying jobs are subject to state licensing, people’s ability to make it into or remain in the middle class is often dependent on their ability to obtain or retain some form of license.

July 28, 2025

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A best-in-class regulatory system requires agencies to periodically review their regulations with an eye toward what regulations remain necessary and which require revision.

July 10, 2025

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The last installment of the Regulatory Modernization Highlights shared the exciting news that Virginia agencies have surpassed the 25% reduction goal.

April 03, 2025

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This week’s version of the Regulatory Modernization Highlights features the work of two agencies that took a careful look at the status quo and decided there was a better way to do things.

January 29, 2025

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As we enter the final year of the Administration, Virginia agencies are hard at work updating their regulations and guidance documents to hit the 25% reduction target in Executive Order 19.

December 06, 2024

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One of the most important principles to keep in mind when building a best-in-class regulatory system is that "one size fits all" almost never works in practice.

August 20, 2024

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This installment of the Regulatory Modernization Highlights features the work of two agencies that found innovative ways to streamline or cut regulatory burdens.

August 07, 2024

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Agencies set binding requirements by issuing regulations. In many cases, agencies also issue guidance documents to help the public understand those regulations. Guidance documents aren’t binding, but they can help clarify legal obligations imposed by regulation or statute. 

July 15, 2024

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Virginia was just named America’s top state for business! Agencies’ ongoing work to reduce regulatory burdens under Executive Order 19 played a big role in achieving that ranking. Here are a handful of recent major wins.

June 20, 2024

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Writing good regulations involves a tradeoff. On the one hand, agencies need to provide enough detail to ensure that their regulations are clear and easily understandable.