Virginia Democrats Seek to End Tax Breaks for Confederate Group
• Legislation would end tax benefits for United Daughters of the Confederacy group that helped erect Confederate monuments • Bills have moved through Virginia legislature with party-line support from Democrats • Group says tax exemption helps them provide aid to veterans groups, calls legislation "unfair and unwarranted" • Many Confederate monuments removed in Virginia since 2020 law gave local governments control • Governor Youngkin has not said if he supports bills to eliminate group's tax breaks