HCTA launching ‘Vote Yes for Students’ campaign to gain support for the millage referendum
“Honestly, we’re hoping that we’ll have a millage referendum on the ballot on November 5,” said Rob Kriete, president of the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association. That’s why the HCTA is moving forward with its “Vote Yes for Students” campaign to gain support for the millage referendum… Read the full story on ABC Action News. By: […]
Judge to rule on Hillsborough schools millage referendum lawsuit by next week
The district’s lawsuit asks a judge to move on the stalled school tax by Aug. 13. The Hillsborough County School District sued the Hillsborough County Commission on July 23, days after the commission delayed a property tax referendum that the district says could raise an estimated $177 million to support students each year. The suit […]
Hillsborough Schools superintendent will ‘seek all appropriate legal action’ to get millage referendum on November ballot
In a surprise move this morning, Hillsborough County commissioners moved the initiative to the 2026 midterm. The leader of Hillsborough County’s public school systems is already fighting back after the county board of commissioners made a surprise vote today to push a millage referendum off the November ballot and into 2026. Speaking last Wednesday afternoon […]