school budgets

Most school budgets put before voters on Town Meeting Day have passed

It’s Town Meeting Day in Vermont, where some communities host in-person town hall meetings and others have voters going to the polls to decide on local matters such as community leadership and school and municipal budgets.

Nearly 97 percent of school district budgets passed on Tuesday.

Vermont’s long-time exercise in local democracy occurs Tuesday as residents participate in annual Town Meetings and vote on local issues.

New York voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide on school and library budgets and school board members.

State officials are anticipating school budgets and resulting property taxes will be the key issue for voters across the state.

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