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Part Three: Thousands shirk tax bills, and Kentucky schools pay the price

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Part Three: Thousands shirk tax bills, and Kentucky schools pay the price

March 01, 2015 12:00 AM

As schools face deep cuts, Leslie County begins unprecedented effort to collect back taxes

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As schools face deep cuts, Leslie County begins unprecedented effort to collect back taxes

March 01, 2015 12:00 AM

Part One: Undertaxed properties plague some of Kentucky’s poorest districts

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Part One: Undertaxed properties plague some of Kentucky’s poorest districts

February 12, 2015 12:32 PM

Part Two: Many school districts opt out of millions of dollars to educate kids

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Part Two: Many school districts opt out of millions of dollars to educate kids

February 19, 2015 04:30 PM

25 years after reform, some Kentucky counties get a failing grade in financing schools

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25 years after reform, some Kentucky counties get a failing grade in financing schools

February 14, 2015 04:54 PM

Selling delinquent tax bills to third-party collectors pumps millions into Kentucky schools

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Selling delinquent tax bills to third-party collectors pumps millions into Kentucky schools

February 28, 2015 11:00 PM

Jobs gone, Fruit of the Loom's unpaid property tax bill remains in Russell County

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Jobs gone, Fruit of the Loom's unpaid property tax bill remains in Russell County

March 21, 2015 10:15 PM

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