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Proposition 51 Bond Measure Pits School Needs Against Worries Over State Debt

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California voters will decide whether the state should borrow $9 billion to rebuild schools and community colleges. Right now, polls show Proposition 51 has about 46 percent of support from voters. But Gov. Jerry Brown opposes it, calling it the "developers' $9 billion bond."

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