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November 02, 2010
Nov. 2, 2010 – A few more contributions trickled in on each side of Prop. 26 on Monday. Supporters received $5,000 and opponents received $4,052. In total, supporters have raised $18.3 million and opponents have raised almost $6.6 million.
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November 01, 2010
Nov. 1, 2010 – General Electric gave $100,000 to oppose Prop. 24 on Friday, bringing their total contributions to $1.2 million. The Alliance for a Better California 2010 gave $69,368 to support Prop. 24 on Friday, bringing their total contributions to $556,131. The opposition to Prop. 24 has raised a total of $15.2 million, while … Continue reading "General Electric Gives $100,000 to Oppose Prop. 24, The Alliance for a Better California 2010 Gives $69,368 to Support Prop. 24"
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Farhad Ebrahimi, founder of the Chorus Foundation and son of a successful high-tech entrepreneur, gave $100,000 in opposition to Prop. 23 on Friday. Kathryn Taylor of the TomKat Foundation, which she co-founded with husband Thomas Steyer, gave $50,000 on Friday to oppose Prop. 23. Total contributions in opposition to Prop. 23 have exceeded $31.2 million, while total contributions in support of Prop. 23 remain at $10.7 million.
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Nov. 1, 2010 – Supporters of Prop. 25 received a $500,000 contribution late last week from the Yes on 24 committee (which is mainly funded by teachers and other public employee unions), bringing total contributions to the support side to just under $12.1 million. The opposition to Prop. 25 has raised almost $17.8 million, including … Continue reading "‘Yes on 24’ Committee Puts in $500,000 to Support Prop. 25, Philip Morris Commits the Same Amount to Oppose Prop. 25"
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Nov. 1, 2010 - Contributions from supporters of Prop. 26 have reached $18.3 million, boosted by a $500,000 contribution from Philip Morris USA late last week, which has given a total of $2.25 million in support. The opposition to Prop. 26 has raised over $6.5 million.See who else is contributing on this issue at MAPLight.org's Prop. 26 page.
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October 29, 2010
The California Chamber of Commerce gave $350,000 to oppose Prop. 25 yesterday, bringing their total contributions to over $3.4 million. The California Association of Realtors also contributed $200,000 to oppose Prop. 25 yesterday. In total, the opposition to Prop. 25 has brought in $17.2 million. Supporters of Prop. 25 have raised just over $11.5 million.
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Oct. 29, 2010 - John Doerr, a venture capitalist who is one of the main contributors opposing Prop. 23 (he and his wife have given $2.1 million), contributed $400,000 on Wednesday to oppose Prop. 26. The Prop. 26 opposition has raised a total of over $6.5 million. Contributions to support Prop. 26, aided by another $350,000 from the California Chamber of Commerce, have now exceeded $17.7 million.