After trying last year, Del. Alex Askew feels optimistic that his bill removing tax exemptions for Confederate groups will be signed into law this year.
“They help glorify the Confederacy and essentially, I believe, have whitewashed the commonwealth’s history,” Askew said of the groups. “It’s truthfully time to move forward.”
Democratic lawmakers have talked about removing property and other tax relief for organizations such as the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) multiple years. Former Gov. Glenn Youngkin twice vetoed bills that would do so, including one introduced by Askew in 2025…