A school board in Ohio greenlit tax break worth $280 million over three decades for weapons manufacturer Anduril to build a mega-factory producing drones and missiles, according to reporting by Taylor Barnes. With support from the Fund, she obtained a contract hinged on a little-known provision: The tax break would only be given if the local school board consented, since schools are the major recipient of property taxes. Barnes’ reporting also revealed that the school board tried to reach a deal with a controversial data center to make up for the funding shortfall it would face.
Ohio school district cut defense contractor’s tax bill by up to $280 million, then sought data center deal to make up the shortfall, grantee finds
