NAMPA, Idaho — The Nampa School District is asking voters to approve a $16.8 million supplemental levy that would actually decrease taxes for local homeowners compared to the current levy.

The district's current levy expires in June at the end of the school year. Superintendent Gregg Russell said this proposal simply replaces it, but with additional state funding that reduces the burden on taxpayers.

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"It actually will be a tax decrease. And that's because the state is giving the Nampa School District more money this year to apply towards a supplemental levy," Russell said.

The state will cover $10.8 million of the total $16.8 million levy, meaning residents would only pay the remaining balance. This represents a signific

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