An Education: How Prop 32's Backers Have Tried to Ditch Public Schools | California Progress Report

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An Education: How Prop 32's Backers Have Tried to Ditch Public Schools

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By Matthew Fleischer
The billionaire backers of Proposition 32 are an eclectic bunch–from bow-tied Tory parodies like Charles Munger Jr., to Bible-thumping fire-breathers like Larry T. Smith, to old-fashioned oil tycoons like the Koch brothers. Over the years members of this crew have combined to push a number of conservative pet projects through the halls of Sacramento's Capitol - on every issue from stripping gay rights to dismantling environmental protections.
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Prop 31: Takes Away Funding From Schools, Doesn't Fix What's Broken in Sacramento

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By Steve Maviglio
Just how flawed is the complex maze of new laws proposed by Proposition 31? It's so convoluted that even some of the people who helped put it on the November ballot are now opposed to it.
Several members of the California Forward Action Fund, which has spent $4.5 million so far in support of the initiative, resigned from the organization out of protest, saying the proposition "contains serious flaws" and "will further harm California."
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