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More than $114 million was spent to lobby California state government in the first quarter of this year, about the same amount as last year when advocates set a record for spending on influence efforts.
More than $114 million was spent to lobby California state government in the first quarter of this year, about the same amount as last year when advocates set a record
Special interest groups spent more than $114 million to lobby California officials and legislators in the first quarter of this year, with Chevron, Western States Petroleum Association, and California Chamber of Commerce leading the way.
A California Assembly committee has advanced a bill that would require a legislative review of a controversial new monthly fixed charge on electric bills.
One-third of the state’s legislators have collectively reported at least $14 million worth of investments. But analysis has found that their stocks don’t always align with their political stances.
SACRAMENTO — Environmentalists with stock in oil companies. A vocal social media critic with hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in the owners of Facebook and YouTube. Union-backed Democrats making