Schools fear cuts could mean higher taxes

The Office of Public Instruction said Tuesday that budget cuts being considered at the request of Gov. Brian Schwei tzer could lead to higher local property taxes, just as the governor cautioned that all such ideas are preliminary. Th e p o t e n t i a l impact of the 5 percent budget cut plans across state government, put together at Schweitzer's request, began to crystalize Tuesday as the governor freed his agencies to discuss their proposals. Other agencies not under his control were already discussing the plans with reporters. The of f ice of School Superintendent Denise Juneau warned t...