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MapLight research on the influence of money and politics.
Laura Curlin
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November 08, 2016
The campaigns for the 17 measures on California’s ballot raised more than $446 million combined. Here is a look at the money behind the biggest winners and losers in those races.
Andrew Perez
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Massachusetts voters soundly rejected a controversial measure to expand the number of charter schools in the state on Tuesday.
Frank Bass
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Mark Wilson / Getty ImagesNovember 7, 2016 - Take a quick look at the money given to the presidential and Congressional races so far in the 2016 election cycle.
Frank Bass
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November 07, 2016
Four cities -- San Francisco, Oakland, and Albany, California and Boulder, Colorado -- are voting on whether to tax sugar-sweetened beverages. The ballot measures in the three California cities would levy a penny-per-ounce tax, while Boulder’s initiative would add a two cent-per-ounce tax.
Bret Hendry
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November 04, 2016
A preliminary analysis of website traffic to the comprehensive online voter guide Voter’s Edge California reveals that some of the most high-profile propositions on the statewide ballot are garnering less attention from users of Voter’s Edge California than ballot measures largely outside the public spotlight.
Andrew Perez
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An early campaign memo to Hillary Clinton laid out the legal basis for plans to work directly with a super PAC called Correct the Record. The memo was sent days after the group proclaimed it would “be allowed to coordinate” with her campaign.
Ashleigh McEvoy
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November 03, 2016
Four state ballot measure campaigns have each received more than 75 percent of their funding from individuals and groups outside of California, according to a MapLight analysis.