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HB 2889 requires local governments to provide equal public funding to opponents of bond measures when the government spends public money to promote factual information about a proposed bond. It mandates that any political subdivision (such as a city or school district) that funds informational campaigns about a bond must also provide the same amount of funding to individuals or groups opposing the bond—but only for communications that also remain factually descriptive. The bill states that funds provided to bond opponents will still be classified as public money and are subject to the Election Code's restrictions on political advertising.
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