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    "deck": "Anchorage voters will decide in April on a one time $11.8 million school tax levy.",
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    "body_md": "The Anchorage Assembly voted to put a one time $11.8 million education levy before voters in an April ballot measure. If approved, the levy would fund more than 80 teaching positions and aim to reduce class sizes across the Anchorage School District, which is facing an $83 million budget shortfall.\n\nFor property owners, the levy would add about $27 per $100,000 in assessed value to their tax bill. A $400,000 home would see roughly $108 added for the year. Renters are affected as well, since higher property taxes often get passed through into monthly rent across the city.\n\nSupporters describe the levy as a short term measure to keep classrooms staffed amid the district's budget gap. Others have raised questions about whether a one time fix addresses a longer term funding problem facing the school district.\n\nThe measure goes to Anchorage voters in April.",
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    "summary": "Anchorage Assembly placed a one time $11.8 million education levy on the April ballot to fund over 80 teaching positions for the Anchorage School District, which faces an $83 million shortfall. The levy would add about $27 per $100,000 in assessed property value, or $108 for a $400,000 home.",
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        "a": "About $27 per $100,000 of assessed value, so roughly $108 added to the annual tax bill for a $400,000 home.",
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        "a": "More than 80 teaching positions and smaller class sizes across the Anchorage School District.",
        "q": "What would the $11.8 million fund?"
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