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Stafford hears General Assembly wrap‑up: JLARC, COCA, sales‑tax option and data‑center study
Summary
Advantage Strategies briefed the Board on this year’s General Assembly special session, including a vetoed local 1% sales‑tax option for school construction, JLARC recommendations on education funding (with a proposed statewide labor‑market index component estimated at about $627 million), and ongoing study of data‑center impacts.
Staff and the county’s legislative consultants told the Stafford County Board of Supervisors on June 18 that the 2024 General Assembly reconvened session left several issues unresolved and highlighted priorities for the county’s 2025 legislative program.
Cathy Bircher of Advantage Strategies said Stafford‑initiated bills seeking the authority to create a 1% local sales‑tax option for school construction passed both chambers with what the consultant called veto‑proof majorities but were vetoed by the governor. Bircher summarized the governor’s rationale as concerns about adding…
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