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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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Read More »Policy Forum: Wis. tax bills $1.1B higher owing to recent school referendums
School districts, industry rooting for Tuesday’s building referendums 
Voters in two Wisconsin school districts will decide Tuesday whether perseverance will pay off.
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Read More »Voters mixed on school district building referendums
Voters handed school district building referendums a mixed bag at the polls on Tuesday.
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Read More »School districts ask voters to approve building referendums (UPDATE)
School districts around the state are trying to buck the trend of higher taxes and lower individual income by asking for building referendums around the state Tuesday.
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Read More »School district building referendums bear fruit
By Jan Basina There’s a bit of good news looming on the horizon regarding school construction for 11 Wisconsin communities. Voters last week went to the polls and approved school referendums in 11 communities that will eventually lead to construction ...
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Read More »School district building referendums bear fruit
By Jan Basina There’s a bit of good news looming on the horizon regarding school construction for 11 Wisconsin communities. Voters last week went to the polls and approved school referendums in 11 communities that will eventually lead to construction ...
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Read More »Building referendums tally mixed results around the state
By Paul Snyder and Joe Yovino Tuesday’s school district referendum in Johnson Creek became a microcosm of what’s happening across the nation: The need for current improvements versus the ability to pay for those improvements in the current economic climate. ...
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Read More »Schools get energy pass
By Paul Snyder [email protected] Wisconsin will let school districts spend more on energy-efficiency projects, but the money might not make it to the construction industry unless someone forces the issue. “The problem right now is that the big incentive for ...
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Read More »School districts resist stimulus from bonds
Paul Snyder [email protected] Gun-shy administrators might undermine a federal stimulus program that encourages school construction by helping districts pay down debt. Some district leaders say they gladly are accepting a piece of $125 million in no-interest bonds but are reluctant ...
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