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Youngkin again vetoes 1% sales tax for new schools

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Gov. Glenn Youngkin, for the second year in a row, vetoed a bill that would have authorized any Virginia city or county to raise its sales tax by 1% by voter referendum to fund school construction. Only nine Virginia localities – Charlotte, Gloucester, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Northampton, Patrick and Pittsylvania counties and the city of Danville – are afforded the option under current state law. Isle of Wight County has been lobbying for t…
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Youngkin again vetoes 1% sales tax for new schools

Gov. Glenn Youngkin, for the second year in a row, vetoed a bill that would have authorized any Virginia city or county to raise its sales tax by 1% by voter referendum to fund school construction. Only nine Virginia localities – Charlotte, Gloucester, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Northampton, Patrick and Pittsylvania counties and the city of Danville – are afforded the option under current state law. Isle of Wight County has been lobbying for t…

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Sales tax proposal gets vetoed, as Youngkin says now isn't the time

For the second straight year, a significant majority of the Virginia House and Senate approved the sales tax proposal, as a funding source for school construction. And for the second year, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed the proposal.  Youngkin had a deadline of midnight on March 24 to veto or sign bills that passed in the 2025 Assembly session. As for the sales tax, he argued that now is not a good time to increase taxes for any reason.…

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