School districts across Minnesota, from urban to rural communities, are asking taxpayers to approve new funding to shore up support.

There are eight dozen referendum requests before voters that include funding measures ranging from money for cybersecurity upgrades to new gymnasiums and fitness centers.

St. Paul Public Schools, the state's second largest district, is seeking an increase to the operating levy — a per student spending formula — to rake in more than $37 million in additional revenue a year to plug a hole in their budget. For taxpayers with a $289,200 home, they will see a $309 annual increase in property taxes if the measure is approved, according to a city estimate.

Shakopee, Big Lake, Owatonna and Monticello and roughly three dozen more join St. Paul with similar measure

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