Virginia supports expanding property tax exemption for select military spouses
Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury - A majority of Virginians supported a referendum expanding the state Constitution to provide real estate tax relief to surviving spouses of service members who died in the line of duty. The Constitution only applied to 100% disabled veterans and surviving spouses of soldiers killed in action as determined by the U.S. Department of Defense. Virginia’s unofficial election results show that 93% of Virginians supported the amendment through a referendum that was on the ballot last week. “It’s humbling to see the overwhelming support and to be able to help just over a hundred or so families,”…
