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Latest Contribution From California Teachers Association Tips Funding Balance in Favor of Groups Supporting Prop. 24
admin | October 21, 2010
Oct. 20, 2010 – With another $600,000 contribution from the California Teachers Association filed this week, supporters of Prop. 24 have reached $13.7 million, just exceeding the total contributions raised by opponents by about $27,000. See the latest contribution updates on the MAPLight.org Prop. 24 page.
Nature Conservancy Puts in $300,000 to Oppose Prop. 23
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Oct 20, 2010 - Supporters of Prop. 23 received a total of $7,000 in contributions from several different petroleum marketers associations on Monday. Large contributions to the opposing side keep rolling in, including $300,000 from the Nature Conservancy given on Monday.
CBS Adds $250,000 to Oppose Prop. 24
admin | October 19, 2010
Oct. 19, 2010 - CBS Corporation contributed $250,000 to oppose Prop. 24 yesterday, bringing their total contributions to $1.25 million. As of Tuesday, opponents of Prop. 24 have raised $13.7 million in total and supporters have raised $13.1 million.See the latest contribution updates on the MAPLight.org Prop. 24 page.
Supporters of Prop. 23 Stay Pat on Contributions, Opposition Groups Continue to Send Money
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Oct. 18, 2010 – Prop. 23 opponents raised roughly $625,000 based on the latest filings from the California Secretary of State’s website, including $425,000 from the Sierra Club. Groups supporting Prop. 23 have yet to add money to their campaign this week. See the latest contribution updates on the MAPLight.org Prop. 23 page.
Contributions Opposing Prop. 26 Reach $3 Million, Supporters Are Approaching $14 Million
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Oct. 19, 2010 - Contributions opposing Prop. 26 have reached $3 million, bolstered by an additional $216,409 from the Democratic State Central Committee of California, which has given a total of almost $1 million to the campaign. Contributions from supporters are up to $13.9 million with the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association adding $124,908 on Monday, for a total of $308,040.See the latest contribution updates on the MAPLight.org Prop. 26 page.
Unions Continue Support Behind Prop. 24
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Several unions made contributions to support Prop. 24 on Friday, based on the latest campaign finance filings from the California Secretary of State website, including an additional $11,112 from the California Teachers Association, the top contributor to the Yes on 24 campaign.See the latest contribution updates on the MAPLight.org Prop. 24 page.
Gordon Moore (Moore’s Law) and James Cameron Put Up $1 Million each to Oppose Prop. 23
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Oct. 18, 2010 - Film director James Cameron and tech visionary Gordon Moore put up a combined $2 million in opposition to Prop. 23 since last Friday. As of noon on Oct. 18, contributions opposing Prop. 23 are up to $26.7 million, based on the latest filings from the California Secretary of State. The following individuals and organizations have made large donations in the past couple of days to help defeat the measure aimed at repealing California's climate change legislation AB 32: