December 25, 2011, 12:05 AM
Business interests were the top bill-killers inside California's Capitol during Gov. Jerry Brown's first year back in office, as concerns about the state's weak economy cut into labor's newfound clout.
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December 25, 2011, 12:05 AM
California Watch and the Sacramento Bee have gathered thousands of formal declarations of opposition and support to bills filed in the California Legislature and 2011. Use our database to see which bills powerful organizations are supporting.
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December 25, 2011, 12:05 AM
This interactive graphic by The Sacramento Bee shows the nearly 150 groups that recorded positions on 10 or more bills in the 2011 legislative session, and declared lobbying expenses during that period.
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January 2, 2010, 11:20 AM
Can you guess which special interest groups spent millions lobbying state lawmakers? See the top five biggest spenders for the first three quarters of 2009.
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January 2, 2010, 1:00 AM
Who were the go-to lobbying firms in 2009? Registered lobbyists banked more than $121 million as of late September.
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