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Superintendent Keith Posley thanked voters at a press conference Wednesday. He said the referendum will make up for insufficient state funding, and prevent cuts to schools.
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Unofficial results show 51% of votes in favor of the referendum and 49% against.
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On April 2, Milwaukee voters will decide whether to raise property taxes to support MPS.
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Wisconsin School Property Tax Referendums Are ‘Resilient’ Amid Economic Upheaval, Political DivisionIt’s become common in Wisconsin for school districts to go directly to voters to ask for increased property tax funding. These school referendums have…
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Milwaukee Public Schools will get an additional $87 million each year to spend on educational programming after voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum allowing the district to raise revenue through a property tax increase.
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Wisconsin’s primary election is moving forward on April 7, despite calls from some to postpone it due to the COVID-19 outbreak. People who have an absentee ballot have until April 13 to get it in the hands of local election clerks, under a ruling Thursday by a federal judge.
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is trying again to increase state support of schools. This time, by calling a special session for Feb. 11 on the topic. But the proposal appears to be dead on arrival with Republican leadership.
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The small southeastern Wisconsin school district of Palmyra-Eagle will not dissolve, despite serious financial problems. A state-appointed board made the decision at a meeting Thursday.
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In April, Milwaukee Public Schools will ask voters to approve a property tax referendum for the first time in 26 years. The school board decided Thursday night to ask for $87 million in additional revenue. This would allow the district to exceed state-imposed property tax caps.
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Chances are good your local school district has gone directly to voters asking for more money to stay afloat. Tight state funding and restrictions on…