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Low turnout blamed for levy failure
Voter turnout was one reason Poland’s 3.9-mill emergency school levy failed in November, and that’s why the Citizens Committee for Poland Schools has taken a new approach to promote voting for May’s upcoming levies.
Police levy planned in New Middletown
Village Council members agreed at a special meeting Monday to certify a 2-mill police levy for the November ballot.
Parents voice school levy concerns at forum
By KRISTINE GILL kgill@vindy.com School administrators fielded questions from more than 125
How not to succeed in business
Opinion: In the span of a week, I had to rely on the government for two major stories that impact everyone in
Canfield officials support school levy
By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com Canfield Mayor William Kay said its important that city
Administrators field questions at forum
School administrators fielded questions from more than 125 people at the first of four public forums regarding the Canfield Schools levy.
If levies fail, cuts may come
WE MADE A BAD MISTAKE The breakout box in Wednesday’s Vindicator indicated that the Poland school
Levy committee: It’s an income problem, not spending
By kristine gill kgill@vindy.com School officials say voters must pass the district’s May levy
Poland schools face loss of up to $1.3M in state aid
Poland School District could lose $900,000 to $1.3 million in state aid, schools Superintendent Robert Zorn says.
Gov. Kasich sets his sights on Valley
Opinion: If his State of the State address is any indication, Gov. John Kasich is focused on the Mahoning Valley.
If levies fail, cuts may come in Poland
Poland school district is trying to make sure its budget is in good shape for the next few years, not by ending collective bargaining as proposed by some state legislators but with an emergency levy.
House Democrats vow to fight Senate Bill 5
House Democrats are vowing to “fight like hell” to stop controversial collective-bargaining reform from passing as-is out of the Ohio House.
Canfield levy must pass to avoid more cuts
By kristine gill kgill@vindy.com canfield School officials say voters must pass the district’s
Let Ohioans decide on public pay
Opinion: One of the provisions of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining initiative that hasn’t
Trustees put police levy on back burner
By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com Township trustees voted unanimously to take a 3.85-mill,