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House Democrats narrowly advance big changes to education levies

House Democrats narrowly advance big changes to education levies

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After a long debate that went into Tuesday morning, bleary-eyed House lawmakers voted 50-48 to give affluent local school districts greater authority to collect local property tax money. But they offered no new support for the property-poor districts that struggle to raise cash locally. 

The bill, which awaits a hearing in the Senate Ways & Means Committ…

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