Home Cuccinelli, McAuliffe campaigns spar over economics, taxes
The Latest

Cuccinelli, McAuliffe campaigns spar over economics, taxes

Contributors

The Ken Cuccinelli for governor campaign released a new ad today claiming that Terry McAuliffe’s support for the bipartisan transportation plan passed by the General Assembly earlier this year will help force a tax increase.

The Cuccinelli campaign claimed an in-depth analysis of McAuliffe’s policy proposals and campaign promises would cost Virginia an additional $14 billion over four years – or $1,700 a year for a family of four.

The only way to pay for the cost would be to raise taxes on Virginians, the campaign is saying.

The McAuliffe campaign hit back at Cuccinelli, calling the claims from the Republican a “new low.”

“After spending months under fire for his ties to Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams and an out-of-state energy company, Ken Cuccinelli sunk to a new low today with his latest round of desperate and misleading attacks on Terry McAuliffe,” said McAuliffe spokesperson Josh Schwerin. “Cuccinelli’s ‘announcement’ included fabricated numbers and more of the same attacks on investing in transportation infrastructure that Virginians have seen from him for years. His opposition to supporting projects funded through this year’s bipartisan transportation compromise and his attacks on Terry for supporting both the bipartisan effort to widen Route 58 and the extension of the Tide to Virginia Beach leave Cuccinelli yet again far out of the mainstream.”

 

Support AFP

Multimedia

 

Contributors

Contributors

Have a guest column, letter to the editor, story idea or a news tip? Email editor Chris Graham at [email protected]. Subscribe to AFP podcasts on Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandora and YouTube.

Latest News

uva basketball blake buchanan jacob cofie
Basketball, Go 'Hoos

Former ‘Hoos in the 2026 NCAA Tournament: Three advance to second round

henry zatkowski uva baseball
Baseball, Go 'Hoos

UVA Baseball: #9 ‘Hoos win 10-6 in weekend series opener with #24 Wake Forest

Eric Becker homered, Joe Tiroly and Harrison Didawick each drove in three, and Henry Zatkowski notched win #4 of the season, as #9 Virginia opened a weekend series with #24 Wake Forest with a 10-6 win on Friday night at The Dish.

kymora johnson uva basketball
Basketball, Go 'Hoos

Women’s Basketball: Short turnaround for Virginia for Saturday NCAA game

Virginia’s 57-55 win over Arizona State in Thursday’s First Four ended at 11:17 p.m. Postgame interviews, getting on the bus, maybe they got back to the hotel by 1 a.m.

shop to stop hunger event BRAFB food insecurity
Local News

Community, local leaders rally together to fight food insecurity in region

uva basketball sam lewis
Basketball, Go 'Hoos

NCAA Tournament: Sam Lewis tech unexpectedly ignites game-closing run in UVA win

jail handcuffs
Local News

Investigation: Waynesboro man arrested in Frye Street child pornography case

virginia state police file photo accident interstate
State/U.S. News

Interstate 81: Police help driver to safety after vehicle catches fire following crash