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MapLight research on the influence of money and politics.
Bergen Smith, Hamsini Sridharan, Laura Curlin
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March 31, 2020
One of the most expensive Bay Area cities in which to live, Palo Alto, California is also an increasingly expensive city in which to run for office.
Frank Bass
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March 27, 2020
The nation’s four major airlines and their trade organization have spent more than $350 million on lobbying federal officials since their last bailout -- the equivalent of more than $650,000 for every House and Senate member.
Alec Saslow
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March 18, 2020
As the public health and economic crisis spurred by the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, MapLight joined a coalition calling on elected officials to embrace policies that will protect the integrity of elections during the outbreak.
Frank Bass
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February 28, 2020
Since the beginning of the year, former New York City Mayor and presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has spent at least $55.7 million on Facebook ads, according to the company.
Bergen Smith, Hamsini Sridharan, Laura Curlin
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February 25, 2020
During the 2018 election, the four candidates running for city council in Daly City, competing for three citywide seats, brought in a total of $123,000. Of all the money raised, only half came from individual donors, and just 10 percent came from city residents.
Bergen Smith, Hamsini Sridharan, Laura Curlin
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February 20, 2020
During the 2018 election cycle, candidates for mayor and city council in San Jose collectively brought in $1.9 million — less than 40 percent of which came from San Jose residents.
Frank Bass and Bergen Smith
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February 19, 2020
After more than a decade, Facebook has finally caught up with Google -- at least, when it comes to lobbying in the nation’s capital.