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Voters approved a $250 million bond for Pima Community College, and here's what it pays for

If you take classes at Pima Community College, or plan to, your campuses are getting money. Pima County voters approved Proposition 430, authorizing up to $250 million in bonds for the college, school officials said.

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The bond's size and terms in three numbers

$250 million
in bonds authorized for the college
10%
the most the bonds can charge in interest a year
1 to 20 years
before the bonds mature

Source: KVOA

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Tucson Todayto me · Fri., Nov. 136:00 a.m.

Pima Community College's $250M bond passed; zoo opens Pathway to Asia

Plus, Reid Park Zoo's Pathway to Asia opens today and No. 23 Arizona hosts No. 2 Utah on Saturday.

The TLDR

  1. Voters approved up to $250 million in bonds for Pima Community College
  2. More than 100 people talked housing at a Tucson town hall
  3. Reid Park Zoo opens Pathway to Asia today
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