School bonds

In King County alone, 16 school districts are asking voters in this month's special election to approve levy measures that would generate more than $1billion in revenue over four years, starting in 2019.

A $27 million bond issue would pay to build, furnish and equip an elementary school building that would replace the district's two older ones.

Las Cruces Public Schools voters passed a $50 million bond measure with a wide margin Tuesday.

Voters in the Santa Fe school district on Tuesday approved a trio of ballot questions that will allow both Santa Fe Public Schools and the Santa Fe Community College to renew property tax mill levies to provide money for capital projects.

An $8.6 million bond issue to expand and upgrade Janesville Consolidated School was approved Tuesday by just over 62% of voters.

Ball State University would control the financially distressed Muncie school district through an appointed seven-member board.

Four years after passing a $182 million school bond measure, Escondido Unified School District is considering asking voters for an additional $150 million.

Olympia School District and Yelm Community Schools both have measures on the Feb. 13 ballot.

School districts shouldn't be able to keep going back to voters after a bond or levy measure fails at the polls, Rep. Heather Scott told a House committee on Thursday.

The Ardmore City Schools board of education voted to hold a special election for a bond issue to fund several construction projects.

The second time was the charm for the Wessington Springs School Board.

Northeastern Local Schools will go back on the ballot May 8 to ask voters to approve new buildings that will cost more than $117 million.

The full hearing for the validation $34 million school bond issue has been moved to Feb. 15, after a quick initial hearing Monday morning.

A survey revealed voters had concerns about the district's debt, the impact on property taxes and a lack of information and transparency.

It only took a few seconds for members of the Pauls Valley Board of Education to give their official blessing earlier this week to setting a spring date for the next local school bond election.

The city's bond lawyer was not at the meeting and the board wasn't given a fiscal note saying how much the borrowing would actually cost.

Evergreen Public Schools officials cited aging facilities and a growing population among the chief concerns driving this year's school facilities funding measure.

A polling consultant informed the Vallejo school board on Wednesday that the district is in a unique position after survey results revealed residents support a possible school bond but they don't trust the district.

A bill was filed to put Ball State University in charge of the Muncie school district.

Walla Walla Public Schools' Community Task Force has again launched an online survey to gather public opinion of the two school bond options.