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Tag: Campaign Finance

Posted inPost-It

Legislature campaigns: Did big political spenders get what they paid for?

Avatar by Ben Christopher November 20, 2020

You can’t always get what you want, but for special interests in California politics, spending $34 million sure does help. That’s the amount of unrestricted political spending that industries and unions with regular business in the capitol pumped into Legislative races across the state this year. As CalMatters reported before Election Day, the oil industry, […]

Johnny Grandstaff, 8, of Durham Elementary, holds up a sign he made with his mom, saying, "Freedom not fear!" in Chico, during a rally demanding that Butte County reopen on Oct. 2, 2020. Photo by Carin Dorghalli, Enterprise-Record
Posted inWhatMatters

Counties band together to challenge Newsom on COVID restrictions

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven October 30, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

Big money flows into key state races

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven October 28, 2020
Illustration by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters; iStock
Posted inElection 2020

Cash blitz: Who’s spending the most to influence your vote for California’s Legislature?

AvatarAvatar by Ben Christopher and Laurel Rosenhall October 27, 2020
Uber and Lyft stickers are seen on a car at the ride share lot at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Aug. 20, 2020 in Los Angeles. Uber and Lyft drivers held a rally earlier at the airport calling for basic employment rights. An appeals court granted Lyft and Uber an emergency stay from needing to classify drivers as employees allowing ride-sharing services to continue after a threatened shutdown. Photo by Ringo Chiu, ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News
Posted inElection 2020

Lawsuits and labor backlash: Prop. 22’s cutthroat final days

Lauren Hepler by Lauren Hepler October 27, 2020
A group of Uber drivers filed a class-action lawsuit against the gig-economy giant Thursday, alleging it pressured them to support Prop. 22 via continuous in-app messaging. Image via iStock
Posted inWhatMatters

Prop. 22 battle reaches fever pitch

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven October 23, 2020
Millions and millions of special-interest dollars are pouring into campaigns for the dozen measures on California's November ballot. Image via iStock
Posted inPost-It

At a glance: See the biggest spenders in California’s prop battles

Avatar by Ben Christopher October 14, 2020
California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

Misusing taxpayers’ money for campaigns

Avatar by Dan Walters October 13, 2020
Alice Huffman, President of the California State Conference of the NAACP, speaks as part of a coalition in support of proposition 13 at the California Capitol on January 8, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inPolitics

California NAACP president aids corporate prop campaigns — collects $1.2 million and counting

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall September 25, 2020
A finger points at a bullseye taped over the official portrait of Democratic Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer
Posted inPost-It

In attack ad, California prison guards put bullseye on legislator

Avatar by Ben Christopher September 17, 2020

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