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Apr 6, 2022

Voters support $736.9M in school spending in spring referendums

Wisconsin voters on Tuesday approved $736.9 million in borrowing for school construction projects in two dozen school districts.

Apr 6, 2020

$1.6B in referendums up for vote Tuesday (UPDATE)

Despite widespread concerns about Tuesday's election because of the COVID-19 outbreak, Wisconsin school districts are pressing ahead with plans to ask voters for permission for about $1.6 billion worth of construction-related spending in another big election cycle for K-12 building projects

Apr 3, 2020

BALLOT BUSTER: Amid outbreak, schools moving ahead with $1.6B in referendums

Despite widespread concerns about Tuesday's election because of the COVID-19 outbreak, Wisconsin school districts are pressing ahead with plans to ask voters for permission for about $1.6 billion worth of construction-related spending in another big election cycle for K-12 building projects

Jan 23, 2019

With record-setting referendum, Neenah district to deal with only part of maintenance needs

After an all-time high was set by the more than $2 billion worth of school referendums passed last year, voters in Neenah will get a chance this April to consider a record-breaker of their own.

Apr 20, 2018

EDITORIAL: What the Legislature did (and didn’t do) this session

As could perhaps be expected in an industry that both comes under strict regulation and works regularly on government projects, construction companies rarely see a legislative session come and go in Madison without there being a flurry of new laws that affect their business.

Apr 13, 2018

Wisconsin schools earmark cash for trades careers

Vashaun Morgan has been tinkering with electronics for about as long as he can remember.

Apr 2, 2018

Voters to go to polls for 66 school referendums Tuesday

Schools around Wisconsin will ask voters to approve $667.2 million in building projects and spending Tuesday.

Sep 21, 2017

Walker budget vetoes further limit school districts’ spending options

School district officials say Wisconsin’s budget will severely limit their ability to raise money for construction and renovation projects and other priorities. Gov. Scott Walker put his signature to the […]

Jun 30, 2016

Vote on new Sun Prairie school buildings would come at time of referendum boom

If there ever were a time to ask the residents of a school district for $253 million over the next five years to build three new schools, recent referendum successes suggest it's now.

Feb 17, 2016

Slinger School District gets its wish in two-question referendum success

Voters in the Slinger School District gave their seal of approval to two construction and renovation proposals expected to cost about $42 million in total. The school district pursued two […]

Nov 4, 2015

Voters return mixed results in building referendums

The public handed contractors some victories Tuesday at the polls.

Mar 28, 2014

Milwaukee County Board braces for referendum

A referendum asking voters if the salaries of Milwaukee County supervisors should be sliced nearly in half has left supervisors predicting dire consequences if the answer is “yes.”

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