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Virginia Localities Vote No on Sales Tax Hike for School Construction

1 report, 1 independent Updated Wed 00:00
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What happened

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The Department of Education reviewed the condition of school buildings across several Virginia localities, including Isle of Wight, Newport News, Norfolk, and Portsmouth. This review followed a series of public referendums where 70% of the 47 cities and counties that put the choice on their ballots voted against increasing the sales tax to pay for school construction. The Department of Education's 2021 report found that 40.5% of Virginia school buildings were at or above capacity, and 29.4% were nearing capacity.

From dailypress.com

Why it matters

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The rejection of the sales tax increase means that localities lack dedicated revenue to address the deteriorating school infrastructure. This puts the commonwealth and many localities back to square one as the cost of repairing or replacing the aging school stock continues to rise.

From dailypress.com

Who's involved

  • VirginiaState where the school building crisis and tax referendums occurred
  • Newport NewsLocality that voted against the sales tax increase for school funding
  • NorfolkLocality that voted against the sales tax increase for school funding
  • PortsmouthLocality that voted against the sales tax increase for school funding
  • Isle of WightLocality that voted against the sales tax increase for school funding

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • VirginiaSpeculative

    The state of Virginia could face a massive funding burden as localities are unable to generate necessary revenue for school modernization.

  • NorfolkSpeculative

    Norfolk may see increased costs for school modernization as local revenue streams are unavailable.

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