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Voters Mull Over a 1% Sales Tax for Schools
Story air date: Thursday, April 02, 2009
Voters in Champaign County will have the future of education funding in their hands when they hit the polls next Tuesday. At issue is a referendum to raise the county sales tax by a penny per dollar. The money would fund school building projects, pare down debt and potentially lower property taxes. As AM 580’s Tom Rogers reports, after one failed attempt, the referendum’s supporters are taking nothing for granted.
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- Champaign County CLASS Website
- Champaign Co. Chamber of Commerce position paper on sales tax (from November 2008)
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business • education • politics • taxation
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