Unanimous Betrayal: Douglas County School Board Hands Superintendent a 22% Raise While Plotting More Tax Hikes

Patriots, gather ‘round the dumpster fire that is the Douglas County School Board, where our so-called “conservative leaders” have outdone themselves in a unanimous display of spinelessness. In a move that screams fiscal irresponsibility louder than a toddler’s tantrum, all seven board members—four conservatives and three liberals—voted to grant Superintendent Erin Kane a jaw-dropping 22% pay raise. Yes, you read that right: 22%, not the 18% they tried to slip past us as if we’re too dumb to do basic math. And extended her contract to 2029, take that, Douglas County! This is the same Erin Kane who’s vowed to shove a new bond down our throats every two years, because apparently, the district’s coffers aren’t bloated enough. Outrage? Oh, I’m just getting started.

Let’s talk about those four “conservative” board members, Becky Myers, Christy Williams, Kaylee Winegar, and Tim Moore. Our supposed champions of limited government and taxpayer rights. The fiscal watchdogs we all thought we sent to this board three years ago rolled over faster than a dog begging for treats, joining hands with the progressive trio in a kumbaya moment that would make Karl Marx blush. They didn’t just approve this raise; they high-fived Kane’s plan to keep raiding our wallets with endless bonds. Fiscal responsibility? More like fiscal recklessness. These folks treat our tax dollars like Monopoly money, and we’re the ones stuck passing “Go” without collecting $200.

This isn’t just a raise; it’s an insult to every hardworking taxpayer in Douglas County who is struggling while Kane’s salary keeps increasing. The district already has plenty of cash if they’d stop mismanaging it like a teenager with their first credit card. But no, they’d rather reward Kane’s tax-hiking schemes than prioritize our kids or our community.

This November, we have a chance to clean house. Not one of these incumbent board, so-called conservative board members deserves your vote. They’ve proven they’re all cut from the same tax-and-spend cloth. It’s time to elect new blood, real conservatives who’ll fight for our kids and our wallets, not Erin Kane’s bank account. Send a message: we’re done with this betrayal. Vote them out, Douglas County. Every. Last. One.