Voters approve $1.35 billion in building borrowing last year, study says

Voters in public school districts last year approved $1.35 billion in borrowing for building, the highest in at least 20 years, according to a Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance report released today. The heightened borrowing for new construction projects, which previously peaked at $1.04 billion in 1996, also coincides with the greater passage of referenda to exceed state-imposed revenue limits, the Wi...