Bond elections

The state's voters weighed in on a shrunken slate of school bond measures, a split-roll property tax, and a bond measure to fund stem cell research.

The fate of the state budget and ratings may depend on the progressive income tax ballot measure. Midwest voters also face $2.3 billion of bond measures Tuesday.

This is the Lone Star State's only bond election day in 2020 after the May date was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Gina Raimondo and top lawmakers want a clearer picture from Washington over coronavirus relief aid.

The pandemic's effect on the economy and learning, along with what may be growing voter antipathy, are cited for the dearth of November bond measures.

Moody's cited high leverage and fixed costs attributable to the city's pension and other post-employee benefit plans. Voters decide on new bonds in November.

In their first bond election of the COVID-19 crisis, Oklahoma voters rejected several proposals, including $120 million in the city of Norman.

The Detroit City Council agreed to put Mayor Mike Duggan's revised $250 milliot bond proposal on the November ballot after nixing his original plan last year.

The $3.7 billion measure would do more than just fix and replace schools. It could remedy an historic injustice, officials say.

Voters approve two borrowing measures totaling $120 million.

Schedule of upcoming bond elections

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, which has been on life support for years, is expected to close if the measure fails.

Voters overwhelmingly signed off on local school bond and revenue requests, and Milwaukee voters chose a new comptroller.

Local issuers in Texas also received authority to postpone bond measure elections that are slated for May.

MSD went to court to delay the $500 million bond measure slated for April 7, citing confusion and safety concerns surrounding the coronavirus.

Michigan voters head to the polls on March 10 to decide on more than $600 million of school boding proposals.

California election officials have until April 4 to provide final counts in the state's March 3 primary.

Slightly more than half of likely California voters support Proposition 13, according to a poll conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California.

Omaha voters will be asked in May to authorize $200 million of general obligation bonds.

Results from recent bond elections