Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Spokane group behind anti-levy fliers in Battle Ground

  April 11, 2013 in Region A retired tire store owner and conservative activist from the Spokane area is bankrolling a mailing urging Battle Ground voters to reject an April 23 school levy. The fluorescent yellow … 46

• Group sends mailer opposing EV school bond

  February 7, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Citizens for Responsible Taxation mailed fliers this week targeting the $65 million East Valley School District bond on the ballot in Tuesday’s special election. The bond would pay to renovate …

• Riverside reduces local levy amount

  March 29, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S8 After failing once this year, some school districts will ask voters again to approve levies to support programs, staff and materials not covered by state funding. At Riverside School District, … 1

• Last day to register for school levy elections

  February 6, 2012 in Region Today is the last day to register in person for the Feb. 14 levy elections for several Spokane County school districts. 18

• CV superintendent tackles funding questions

  February 2, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Almost every school district in Spokane County will ask voters to consider renewing levies on election day, Feb. 14. Central Valley Superintendent Ben Small is hosting a series of information … 6

• Levy rejection is lesson on how schools suffer

  February 1, 2012 in City on Page A5 Get your yellow flier yet? If so, and if the scare language and the big numbers are giving you pause, when it comes to supporting your local schools, you might … 106

• Districts will ask voters to help support hundreds of jobs

  January 9, 2012 in City on Page A1 School levies are often associated with K-12 programs, such as sports, art and music. But the community-supported portion of a school district’s budget – a local tax – also helps … 59

• District says group’s flier exaggerates levy request

  April 10, 2011 in City on Page B1 Along with a ballot, residents of the Orchard Prairie School District may have found a bright yellow flier in their mailboxes recently urging them to vote “no” on an upcoming … 6

• As funding wanes, school districts look to levies

    January 10, 2011 in City on Page A1 Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene school districts, like most in the nation, have made tough cuts in the past two years because of a declining economy. Education officials expect the … 10

• Spokane school board OKs budget, avoiding cuts and layoffs

  August 12, 2010 in City on Page A5 The board of Spokane Public Schools adopted a $316.8 million budget Wednesday for the 2010-’11 school year without much fanfare. No gaps, no massive cuts and no big rounds of … 1

• Post Falls voters to decide on $2.97 million school levy

  March 20, 2007 in Idaho on Page B2 Voters in the Post Falls School District will decide May 15 whether to give the district $2.97 million over two years to help pay for textbooks and general program operations. …