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The Cost of Carve-Outs

UST BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, LAWMAKERS inked an $11.6 billion school finance and property tax reform package. The passage of House Bill 3, which includes a boost in state funding for schools, better teacher pay and a massive state buydown of local property taxes, was a kumbaya moment. But there was just one

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