The school projects were supported by a supercentenarian's donation and will have site work done by an Amherst High School intern.

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While still passing in sizable numbers in the April 2023 election, local ballot referendums to allow school districts to exceed state property tax limits passed at the lowest rate since 2010. The decline comes after years in which such measures were passed in record numbers and amounts.

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Only above half of school revenue referendums passed in April, which some experts said might be the sign of a trend in reverse.

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One of two referendums for funding school improvement projects in Oconomowoc passed the April election.

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Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian and leaders of four of the state’s other largest cities rattled their tin cups before Gov. Tony Evers earlier this month, pleading for more state funding support for essential services.

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In the last decade, school referendums have become a fixture on ballots around Wisconsin. Now, with inflation raging and little growth in state levy limits and aid, other local governments such as municipalities and counties are posing these questions to voters -- and often, finding approval.

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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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