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EP 160 John Nicholson
May 29 - legislature approved a $114.5 billion state budget…
Major allocations include K-12 Education ($21 B), Higher Education ($9.9 B), Healthcare spending ($49.2 B), environmental projects ($2.5 B), and Budget Reserves ($17 B).
June 1-2 Special Session….Legislature adoptes measure for property tax relief Constitutional amendment….provides incremental increases of homestead exemption from $50,000 to $250,000 then $500,000
County CFO Ryan Ossowski told Council that Legislature’s property‑tax changes — including a lower the non‑homestead assessment cap and adding new supermajority voting…
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