Over the past five years, several Virginia localities have generated just $119 million total from a targeted sales tax to fund school construction and maintenance, fueling calls to expand the tax statewide.
When lawmakers first established the tax in 2021, a state survey showed over half of Virginia’s schools were more than 50 years old, with replacement costs in the billions.
House Education Committee Chair Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, said the totals further emphasize the need for the commonwealth to do more to address aging buildings…