{"id":3572,"date":"2026-05-24T20:16:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T20:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/?post_type=referendum&#038;p=3572"},"modified":"2026-05-26T11:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:45:18","slug":"lewiston-public-schools-budget","status":"publish","type":"referendum","link":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/referendums\/lewiston-public-schools-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewiston Public Schools budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the failure of Lewiston schools&#8217; $130 million proposed 2027 budget, the school committee considered is  proposing further reductions including the elimination of several more positions. The new proposed budget is $128 million, a 9% increase over current spending.  The next budget referendum will be held June 9, when primary elections will also be held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Read more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-lewiston-sun-journal wp-block-embed-lewiston-sun-journal\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jcYqyZrlmR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunjournal.com\/2026\/05\/18\/lewiston-schools-to-cut-over-1m-from-proposed-budget\/\">Committee cuts over $1M from Lewiston school budget after failing at the polls<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Committee cuts over $1M from Lewiston school budget after failing at the polls&#8221; &#8212; Lewiston Sun Journal\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunjournal.com\/2026\/05\/18\/lewiston-schools-to-cut-over-1m-from-proposed-budget\/embed\/#?secret=Sd27kcDSw6#?secret=jcYqyZrlmR\" data-secret=\"jcYqyZrlmR\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-lewiston-sun-journal wp-block-embed-lewiston-sun-journal\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MjKWYBQEZZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunjournal.com\/2026\/05\/12\/lewiston-polls-see-brisk-turnout-as-residents-vote-on-130-million-school-budget-2\/\">Lewiston school budget fails as polls see high turnout<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Lewiston school budget fails as polls see high turnout&#8221; &#8212; Lewiston Sun Journal\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunjournal.com\/2026\/05\/12\/lewiston-polls-see-brisk-turnout-as-residents-vote-on-130-million-school-budget-2\/embed\/#?secret=WyHuXN82la#?secret=MjKWYBQEZZ\" data-secret=\"MjKWYBQEZZ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the failure of Lewiston schools&#8217; $130 million proposed 2027 budget, the school committee considered is proposing further reductions including the elimination of several more positions. The new proposed budget is $128 million, a 9% increase over current spending. The next budget referendum will be held June 9, when primary elections will also be held. 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