New Jersey voters in November may decide to raise $1 billion in the bond market, about half of which would be used to protect schools against shootings.
The borrowing initiative -- which will also fund expansion programs at vocational institutions -- has received widespread support in the legislature, which earlier this month approved putting it on the ballot by a nearly unanimous vote, with just one senator dissenting. Governor Phil Murphy is reviewing the bill and his office declined to say whether he would sign it.
