Bills that would let every locality in the state levy a 1% surcharge on sales taxes to fund school construction, if voters approve, are on their way to the governor.
The House of Delegates and state Senate this week passed identical bills, Senate Bill 14 and House Bill 805, authorizing the surcharges and referendums, making statewide what has so far been case-by-case special permission for eight counties and one city. The bills passed with broad bipartisan support in both bodies.
Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
