Wisconsin voters gave school districts the authority to issue the highest amount of debt amid the highest rate of referenda passage since 2000, a Wisconsin Policy Forum report showed.

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Five out of six school districts seeking the most money for school districts in the November midterms made the cut.

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Glendale officials voted on Nov. 1 to approve renovations at Nicolet Union High School after passing a referendum a year ago. 

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Six Wisconsin referendums on Nov. 8 to construct or improve local school districts will reach close to $100 billion, including a proposal in La Crosse for nearly $200 million to acquire land for a new high school.

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A referendum for Waunakee residents on whether to allow $175 million for construction of new local elementary and middle schools will be on the ballot in the November general election.

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La Crosse residents will vote in November on whether to allow the school district to buy land and build a new high school for $194 million in the face of a budget deficit and aging district buildings. 

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

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The Tomah Area School District has paused plans for a massive construction referendum after a survey showed voters would reject the request.

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Recent school referendums pushed Wisconsin property taxes $1.1 billion higher in December 2020 than they otherwise would have been, according to an analysis by the Wisconsin Policy Forum.

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Voters rejected school building referendums at an unusually high rate in elections held throughout the state on Tuesday, including some ballot questions seeking permission for multi-million-dollar construction projects.

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