Task force urges legislators to restore school funding under new LIT framework

Oct 6, 2026

Noble County’s MUS T report includes a schools component in its 2.2% model and task force members urged local legislators to consider statutory changes so schools, libraries and townships are not left worse off under the new structure.

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Speakers at the meeting highlighted that, under current statute as presented in the report, schools would not automatically receive local income tax revenue under the new structure. Amber Nielsen said the task force included a schools component in the 2.2% model "to get them as close to full as possible," but noted that change would require action by state legislators.

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