The Delaware Supreme Court has upheld state lawmakers' efforts to reduce school tax bills for residential property owners in New Castle County, perhaps putting some finality on this year's extraordinarily odd school district taxing season.

In an opinion issued Nov. 12, a panel of three justices of the state's high court upheld a Court of Chancery ruling issued two weeks ago. That ruling had rejected complaints from local business owners that school districts' plans to charge different property tax rates for residential versus non-residential property this year was unconstitutional.

The ruling clears the way for the county to finally issue school property tax bills with the split rates. Those taxes are currently due in the coming weeks, but lawmakers are expected to extend that deadline i

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