Ben Winslow is a reporter with FOX 13 covering a variety of topics including politics, polygamy, vice and courts.
SALT LAKE CITY — A tax watchdog group is accusing Utah's largest school district of attempting to dodge voters and the legislature by pushing a $175 million bond ahead of a new law going into effect.
This year, the Utah State Legislature passed a Senate Bill 86, which sets a $200 million cap on lease revenue bonds. But that new law won't go into effect until May 1, assuming it's signed by the governor. In 2022, voters rejected the Alpine School District's proposed $595 million general obligation bond for new schools and over the years, the district has issued a series of lease revenue bonds totaling $165 million to fund new construction.
The Alpine School District told FOX 13 News in a statement on Wednesday it is only considering such a bond as it deals with immense growth.
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