Speaking of the Henrico meals tax… WTVR ran this piece asking whether Henrico County’s meals tax website was breaking the state law against spending state dollars on advocacy promotion. I’ll forgive the TV station for failing to credit Bacon’s Rebellion for raising this issue — I’m just happy the matter is getting some attention.
Clearly, the meals tax is not yet a hot-topic issue with Henrico voters. The story has generated only five comments, and 130 votes on the station’s poll question, “Do you think Henrico County’s meals tax website is breaking the law?”
What I find encouraging is that all the comments were negative, and 58% of the poll respondents agreed that the website was a violation of the law. While the level of interest in the tax remains shallow, those who are paying attention tend to be skeptical of the county’s case.
— JAB
