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Auditor of State Releases Final Levy and Bond Campaign Guidance after Criminal Prosecutions

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In November 2021, for the first time in Ohio history, a public school superintendent and four elected board of education members were criminally charged for activities related to a levy campaign designed to financially...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report — Legislative Day 4 2022

Week one of the 2022 Legislative Session is in the books. The halls were relatively quiet on Friday as legislators filed in to receive copies of the budgets before sprinting home. ...more

Franczek P.C.

Illinois Appellate Court Again Sides with School Districts on Working Cash Fund Bond Tax Rate Objections

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After a very difficult 2020, Illinois school districts received a well-deserved present on December 24 when the First District Illinois Appellate Court issued a decision rejecting a tax rate objection and upholding the...more

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North Carolina Legislative Update - March 2019 #3

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Activity at the General Assembly gained speed this week as the deadline for bill introduction approaches. Legislators in appropriation subcommittees continued to receive presentations regarding the Governor’s budget...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

And Then There Were Seven: Of 185 Proposed Colorado Ballot Initiatives, Only 7 Left With Chance to Appear on November Ballot

The latest deadline for proponents of a proposed state ballot initiative hoping to get their measure on the November ballot has passed. Monday, Aug. 6, was the last possible day to submit the required number of signatures to...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

One Reason Your Property Taxes Skyrocketed - New Bond Measures

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Contrary to popular belief, Oregon law does not limit property tax increases to three percent per year. If you received a property tax statement this year, you may have learned this the hard way. Overall tax rates are now at...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

California School & Community College District Bond Legislation Update - September 2017

Good news on the legislative front for 2018 bond elections! First, the following bills have become two-year bills: Senate Bill 7 (Moorlach), which would require a school or community college district bond measure be...more

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Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House

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Under the Dome 2016 Maine Election Edition - It’s been a very busy and active campaign season in Maine, with candidates for federal offices and all Maine legislative seats, plus six ballot questions. We thought it timely...more

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Sinking Fund Legislation Approved by Senate

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The Michigan Senate passed HB 4388, which amends Section 1212 of the School Code to allow additional uses of sinking fund proceeds for sinking fund millage proposals authorized by the voters after the bill becomes effective. ...more

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California Ballot 2016: Pros and Cons of Props 51-56

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Californians must decide on 17 initiatives in the November election this year, and those are just the proposed measures of state-wide concern. Never mind the many local initiatives affecting counties and neighborhoods. The...more

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School Districts Cannot Spend Bond Money on Projects Not Disclosed to Voters - School Bonds with 55 Percent Vote Threshold Must...

The Fourth District Court of Appeal recently upheld a challenge to a school district’s spending voter-approved bond proceeds for field lighting at a high school stadium because the ballot proposition did not specifically list...more

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