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In Bend, across state, voters have approved hundreds of millions for school safety as shootings rise

States Newsroom · October 23, 2026

More than 100 of Oregon’s 197 school districts have asked voters in the past eight years to agree to local property tax increases to raise money for school safety upgrades. That’s according to a Capital Chronicle analysis of ballot referrals to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, available online only through…

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In Bend, across state, voters have approved hundreds of millions for school safety as shootings rise

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