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Lobbying California officials topped half a billion dollars in 2024 - CalMatters

Special interests poured more than half a billion into California lobbying last year

Two giant doors with oval glass windows illuminate the silhouettes of people standing around and talking to each other at the state Capitol in Sacramento.

Google, oil companies and utilities helped push California lobbying to a record $540 million in 2024, up 10% from the year before.

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