Bond elections

Voters appear to have rejected $8.9 billion water bond measure only five months after approving a $4 billion water bond.

The Danville School District once again is asking for the public's approval to take out a general obligation bond — this time for $8.9 million — to be used for school remodeling, improvements and updates.

Companies that provide services related to construction, planning, architecture, engineering and technology will be the first to benefit but almost every industry sector will gain.

With voters turning out in record numbers for the midterm Congressional election, local bond proposals in Texas enjoyed strong support.

California voters were rejecting an $8.877 billion water infrastructure and watershed conservation bond, but a majority of the $76 billion sought should pass.

School vouchers in Arizona and bond measures in Colorado are among the fiscal ballot measures Southwest voters will decide Tuesday.

Voters across America will be asked to approve over $75 billion of bonds in hundreds of state and local bond elections on Tuesday. Find out where the biggest requests are — and what they aim to finance.

Supporters of two higher education bond referendums say they will improve student recruitment and tackle the state's workforce challenges.

The city is looking to tackle infrastructure investments through a $181 million Election Day bond referendum.

In addition to the local bond measures, voters will also decide seven governor's races and a Missouri fuel tax.

School districts again dominate November's local bond questions, but some but cities and counties are offering large debt proposals.

Five states also elect governors and voters in two states decide whether to restrict future tax increases.

Next month Maine voters will be asked to borrow $106 million for the state's transportation infrastructure, adding to hundreds of millions of dollars in debt the state has taken on in recent years to prop up its underfunded highway budget.

Voters in one of the nation's fastest-growing counties will decide on a $750 million bond measure for roads as one of its school districts seeks $690 million.

Proposition 4 would authorize $1.5 billion in state GO bonds for 13 childrens' hospitals around the state, eight of them private nonprofits.

School districts are asking voters for more than a billion dollars while the major candidates pledge more K-12 funding.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy cut an education bond measure to $500 million from $1 billion.

Voters in Harris County will decide whether to authorize up to $2.5 billion of bonds to minimize damage from future storms.

Projects are in development to improve seawalls and enhance wetlands around the Bay.

City officials said splitting housing and infrastructure requests into two measures will improve chances of passage.