Districts see mixed results for school construction project referendums
As the dust settles on an eventful Election Day, some school districts in Minnesota are gearing up for major construction projects, while others are wondering what to do next about their aging facilities.
School referendums pass and fail across the area
Seven school districts across southeast Minnesota and northern Iowa asked voters to approve referendums on Election Day.In Rochester, it was a second attempt by the district to secure what it says is much needed funding.
Referendums approved for multiple Minnesota school districts
Referendums aimed at increasing funding for 54 Minnesota school districts were sent to the voters on Tuesday, with many getting the green light.
Madison School District voters pass $607 million referendums
The school district had two referendums — a $100 operating referendum and a $507 million capital referendum — on the ballot.
Door County election: Here's how you voted, including on two school referendums
School referendums were on ballots in the Sevastopol and Washington Island school districts along with races for president, Congress and state Assembly
Franklin, Wauwatosa school referendums pass
Voters turned out in unprecedented numbers in Tuesday's election. Among their decisions: more than a dozen suburban Milwaukee school district referendums.
A pass/fail mix for rural school referendums
It is a replacement for one of the same amount that passed in the spring of 2021 and set to expire in 2025. District voters approved a $24 million referendum in 2022 that provided additions and remodeling at district buildings. The question failed by about a point-and-a-half margin.
SE Wisconsin voters pass multiple school referendums, but not all
Dozens of Wisconsin school districts have passed referenda this election, with a combined total of $1.4 billion in funding approved. Voters in thirty school districts voted on the outcome of 37 referenda, impacting local taxes and school funding.
Voters reject central Indiana school referendums
Voters in two central Indiana communities said "no" to property tax increases to help fund their public schools.
Union County voters approve $39M school bond referendum
Voters in Union County have approved a $39 million bond referendum that will go toward school improvements. A new school will be constructed for Parkwood High while a new facility will be built for East Union Middle School at the Forest Hills High campus.
Marshfield School District voters narrowly approve $71.5M capital improvement referendum
The referendum aims to address the most pressing needs in two of the district’s seven school buildings, Grant Elementary and High School.
Franklin, St. Francis, Glendale-River Hills, Wauwatosa, West Allis school referendums pass
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'We got a win' says superintendent as voters back school spending but reject EMS referendums
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Live election results: Wisconsin school referendums to watch
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St. Johns school superintendent says approval of tax referendums is 'a huge directive'
One referendum continues the half-cent sales tax for construction. The other adds a 1-mill property tax for increased teacher ...