Three Hampton Roads localities vote 'no' to sales tax increase used to fund school construction
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Cheyenne Pagan (via WAVY)
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — York County, Isle of Wight County and Mathews County all voted no to a local sales tax increase of 1% percent to be used to pay for new construction or major renovation of schools within each of those localities. These localities were able to add this as a referendum because of a recently passed state law. [...]