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    "deck": "Anchorage has $155 million on the ballot this week, and most residents do not know what they are voting on.",
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    "body_md": "Anchorage voters are deciding on 12 propositions worth $155 million in the April 7 municipal election, which also includes six Anchorage Assembly seats and two Anchorage School District board seats, according to the Municipality of Anchorage.\n\nProperty owners would feel the direct impact. Several of the propositions are bonds that, if approved, would be repaid by property owners over the next 20 years.\n\nBallots are due April 7 and can be hand-delivered to the Clerk's Office or dropped at any drop box in the municipality, including locations in Eagle River, Midtown and South Anchorage.\n\nProposition 1 is the largest single ask, authorizing $79 million in school capital improvements, including work at Romig Middle School and several elementary campuses.\n\nProposition 2 would authorize $38 million for roads and drainage projects across the Anchorage service area.\n\nA separate, one-time $12 million school levy would fund a single-year measure meant to stop cuts to student programs and protect teacher jobs. The Anchorage School District is working through a $90 million budget shortfall, and the levy is one of the few remaining options before the end of the school year.",
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    "summary": "Anchorage's April 7, 2026 municipal election includes 12 propositions totaling $155 million, six Assembly seats and two school board seats. Proposition 1 asks for $79 million in school capital improvements including Romig Middle School, Proposition 2 asks for $38 million in roads and drainage, and a one-time $12 million school levy would address a $90 million Anchorage School District budget shortfall.",
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      "12 propositions and $155 million total are on the April 7 Anchorage municipal election ballot",
      "Proposition 1 asks for $79 million in school capital improvements including Romig Middle School and several elementary sites",
      "Proposition 2 asks for $38 million for roads and drainage across the Anchorage service area",
      "A one-time $12 million school levy is a single-year ask to protect teacher jobs and student programs",
      "Anchorage School District faces a $90 million budget shortfall",
      "Six Assembly seats and two school board seats are also on the ballot"
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        "a": "Ballots are due April 7, and you can hand-deliver them to the Clerk's Office or any drop box around town, including Eagle River, Midtown and South Anchorage.",
        "q": "when are Anchorage April 2026 ballots due"
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        "a": "There's $155 million across 12 propositions: a $79 million school capital bond, a $38 million roads and drainage bond, and a one-time $12 million school levy.",
        "q": "how much money is on the Anchorage ballot"
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        "a": "The school district is facing a $90 million budget shortfall, and the one-time levy is meant to stop cuts to student programs and protect teacher jobs.",
        "q": "why is there a $12 million school levy in Anchorage"
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        "a": "Some of these bonds would cost property owners payments spread over 20 years.",
        "q": "how long would you pay for Anchorage bonds"
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