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Latest News
Heavyweights go toe-to-toe over taxes
May 9, 2004

Debate ends; budget passes
May 8, 2004

Behind-scenes wrangling led to tax bill passage
May 2, 2004

Republicans break from caucus to pass $700 million tax bill
April 14, 2004

House panel stalls tax compromise measure
April 7, 2004

State legislators remain tangled in taxing issues
March 12, 2004

GOP: Put tax increase to voters
March 3, 2004

Former governors ask for referendum on state budget plan
March 2, 2004

Senator's stance on taxes riles some in GOP
Feb. 29, 2004

House panel kills $3.8 billion tax measure
Feb. 26, 2004

Warner calls for long-term tax plan
Feb. 24, 2004

Va. Senate passes bill raising taxes
Feb. 21, 2004

GOP: Bill is revenue raiser
Feb. 17, 2004

Will taxes trump tobacco this year?
Feb. 16, 2004

GOP rallies to end tax exemptions
Feb. 14, 2004

Experts champion new tax code over relying on 'one-time fixes'
Feb. 11, 2004

Key committee turns down Gov. Warner's tax reform plan
Feb. 5, 2004

Chamber of Commerce OKs much of tax plan
Jan. 23, 2004

Education groups urge General Assembly to reform Va. tax code
Jan. 21, 2004

Republican's tax plan dwarfs Warner's
Jan. 13, 2004

Debate on taxes, budget loom
Jan. 11, 2004

Reports conflict on Warner's tax plan
Jan. 9, 2004

Legislators differ on tax reform
Jan. 6, 2004

Charts

What would it mean for your family?
Printed Nov. 25, 2003

Gov. Warner's proposed tax changes
Printed Nov. 25, 2003

Is Virginia a low-tax state? Here's how we stack up to our neighbors.
Printed Oct. 27, 2003

Should Virginia's income tax code be changed? Here's the current tax structure and the three proposals on how it should be changed.
Printed Oct. 27, 2003

What can you do? Want to voice your opinions about whether, or how, the state's tax code should be changed? Here are a list of legislators you can contact.
Printed Oct. 29, 2003

Here's how localities in Western Virginia have raised taxes From cigarettes, meals, real estate, cars and movies to admissions.
Printed Oct. 29, 2003

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Virginia prides itself on being a low-tax state, but many lower-income workers would fare better elsewhere.
Some say the state's sales tax is outdated in today's economy and should be applied to services as well as goods.
Local governments complain they have limited ways to raise revenue, which puts pressure on them to raise taxes.
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