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The Republican Standard
- April 22, 2024
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After a month of unproductive political theater, Virginia’s leaders will finally sit down like adults and negotiate the budget. Better late than never.  The message is “everything is back on the table,” which leaves the door wide open for the tax increase central to the Democrat’s demands. That deserves a quick no. At this point, Virginians […]

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The Republican Standard
- December 16, 2022
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RICHMOND, Virginia – Governor Glenn Youngkin is highlighting $1 billion in tax relief in his budget amendment proposal, including lowering Virginia’s business tax rate from six to five percent and slightly lowering the income tax for payers above $17,000 from 5.75 percent to 5.5 percent. In Thursday’s joint meeting of the General Assembly money committees, Youngkin and members […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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The Republican Standard
- April 23, 2019
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By conforming Virginia tax law to the recently-altered federal law, Virginians should be able to file their state taxes without complications by next Wednesday.