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MapLight research on the influence of money and politics.
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October 29, 2010
Oct. 29, 2010 - The Sierra Club contributed an additional $20,000 to oppose Prop. 23 yesterday, bringing their total contributions to $855,890. The Democratic State Central Committee of California also contributed close to $80,000 in opposition on Wednesday, for a total of $91,110 contributed. Total contributions in support of Prop. 23 are at $10.7 million, and total contributions in opposition are now at $30.9 million. For more information on this issue, please refer to MAPLight.org's Prop. 23 page.
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October 28, 2010
Oct. 28, 2010 - Total contributions to oppose Prop. 24 ($15 million) have overtaken contributions from supporters ($14.6 million), thanks to $250,000 from Genentech, now the top contributor to the campaign with a total of over $1.6 million, and $900,000 from Qualcomm, which has given a total of $1 million.
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Oct 28, 2010 - Aera Energy LLC, a California oil and gas producer that is jointly owned by Shell and ExxonMobil, contributed $200,000 to support Prop. 26 yesterday, bringing their total contributions to $350,000. Prop. 26 supporters have raised a total of almost $17.1 million, while total contributions to oppose Prop. 26 are at almost $6.2 million.For more information on this issue, please refer to MAPLight.org's Prop. 26 page.
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Oct. 28, 2010 - Contributions opposing Prop. 23 have reached $30.8 million, aided by several contributions from alternative energy companies in the last couple of days. Clean Energy, a natural gas fuel provider, and KiOR, Inc., a biofuels company that produces a renewable crude oil substitute, each contributed $20,000 to oppose Prop. 23. Contributions to supporters of Prop. 23 remain at $10.7 million.
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October 27, 2010
Oct. 27, 2010 - The Professional Engineers in California Government contributed $100,000 to support Prop. 25 on Monday, bringing their total contributions to $236,175. Prop. 25 supporters have raised almost $11.5 million, while opponents have raised almost $16.4 million, assisted by an additional $500,000 contribution from the American Beverage Association yesterday.For more information please refer to our Prop. 25 page.
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Oct. 27, 2010 - The opposition to Prop. 26 has raised over $6.1 million, including contributions on Monday of $1 million from Thomas Steyer and another $300,000 from the League of Conservation Voters, which has now given a total of $900,000. Supporters of Prop. 26 have raised almost $16.9 million, including an additional $500,000 from the American Beverage Association yesterday, which has contributed a total of $2.45 million.
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Oct. 27, 2010 - Contributions opposing Prop. 23 continue to increase, including $20,000 each yesterday from the Teamsters' DRIVE committee and Davenport Newberry Holdings LLC, the operator of the Newberry Geothermal Project in Oregon.