Help could be on the way for school construction projects in Virginia.
“Localities all across Virginia have asked for additional tools to start to solve their own problems,” Senator Jeremy McPike (D-Prince William) told 8News.
McPike has introduced a bill that would allow localities to charge an additional 1% sales tax with the money going toward school construction and renovation, but only if voters in that locality approve the increase through a referendum.
https://www.wavy.com/news/general-assembly-moves-forward-with-bill-to-allow-localities-to-charge-additional-sales-tax-for-school-construction/