Friday is slow in political news
Friday is slow in political news
Carr wants to amend the constitution to protect against rising tax rates on long time home owners
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10:00 AM: GOVERNOR GLENN YOUNGKIN RECEIVES BRIEFING FROM SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES JOHN LITTEL
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Richmond delegate plans to introduce legislation that would provide real estate tax relief to longtime owner-occupants
Delegate Betsy Carr (D-Richmond) announced on Thursday that she will again be pushing legislation for a constitutional amendment that would create a tax relief program by which longtime owner-occupants “shall be granted total or partial exception from real property taxation . . . the market value of which has increased as a consequence of the refurbishment or renovation of other residences or the construction of new residences in long-established residential areas or areas of deteriorated, vacant, or abandoned homes and properties.”
“I believe that no one should be priced out of their home because of skyrocketing assessments. While we have programs to provide real estate tax relief for seniors, we do not have a program that provides tax relief for longtime homeowners, but are not of the age to qualify for senior tax relief,” Carr said in a statement. “Our residents who live on fixed or modest incomes are the residents most affected by these double-digit assessment increases. They should not be forced to leave their homes, because they cannot afford to pay their property taxes. We need to provide relief to middle income families and I am eager to provide relief for those who need it. Economic displacement is not reflective of a healthy, equitable community.”
The proposed constitutional amendment must win approval during both the 2023 and 2024 sessions of the General Assembly to be adopted and incorporated into the Constitution of Virginia.
State Senator Ghazala Hashmi & Richmond City Councilmember Mike Jones Co-Host "Community Resource Fest"
Saturday, September 17, Senator Ghazala Hashmi and Councilman Mike Jones will co-host Community Resource Fest, an event “focused on connecting Southside Richmond residents to local, state, and federal-level resources.”
The event will be at Broad Rock Sports Complex on Saturday, September 17 from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM.
Speakers include:
State Senator Ghazala Hashmi
Richmond City Councilman Mike Jones
Congressman Donald McEachin
Delegate Schulyer VanValkenburg
Richmond City Councilman Andreas Addison
Richmond City Councilwoman Stephanie Lynch
Spanberger has centered a stock-trading ban. Pelosi says a vote is coming. - Washington Post
by Meagan Flynn
“Thank you, Taylor. Thinking about Members of Congress trading individual stocks also keeps me up in the middle of the night,” Spanberger’s official account posted on Twitter, upping her meme game as she and other bipartisan lawmakers launched a full-court press for a floor vote to ban themselves from trading stocks.
Now, Spanberger and the bipartisan group might be getting their wish: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in her Wednesday news conference that “we believe we have a product we can bring to the floor this month,” referring to a compromise bill expected to blend different proposals on banning lawmakers and their families from trading individual stocks while in office.
U-Va. expected to heed Youngkin’s plea for flat tuition with rebate - Washington Post
By Laura Vozzella and Susan Svrluga
The University of Virginia’s governing board is expected to vote on Friday to give students a one-time credit equal to its most recent tuition hike, an extraordinary step that comes amid Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s push to hold tuition flat at the state’s public universities.
Earlier this week, a finance subcommittee of U-Va.’s board of visitors recommended giving in-state undergraduate students a 4.7 percent credit on next semester’s tuition bill.
Youngkin, Lombardo talk education at town hall - Las Vegas Review-Journal
by Jessica Hill
Youngkin stumped for Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo on Thursday, attending a breakfast town hall in Las Vegas where they talked about education, comparing what Youngkin has done and what Lombardo wants to do if he wins the Nov. 8 midterm. The two Republicans also campaigned together at a rally at the Nevada Trucking Association in Reno later Thursday.
Youngkin, who was sworn in as governor in January, had campaigned on Virginia’s education faults, pushing the criticisms that its schools were closed during the pandemic and that parents did not have a say in their children’s education. He reminded about 275 people at the Liberty Baptist Church that Nevadans faced a similar situation.
Richmond police chief receives text before press conference that officers 'maybe' stopped mass shooting - WTVR
by Tyler Layne
Documents obtained by CBS 6 through government transparency laws revealed communications between police leaders and officers as they investigated an anonymous tip warning of a possible mass shooting on July 4.
Two days following a July 6 press conference in which Police Chief Gerald Smith announced officers thwarted the alleged attack, CBS 6 filed a request for communication records under the Freedom of Information Act.
