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Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Money and Politics

Consumer groups blast SF health department's lobbying budget

June 21, 2012, 12:05 AM
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee spared the city's Public Health Department from cuts in his latest budget proposal, which benefited not just health care consumers, but also a lobbying group that consumer advocates say works against them. According to memos obtained by The Bay Citizen through... + read more
Spotlight: Money and Politics

In weak state economy, business lobby wields strong influence

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. + read more
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Data: Money and Politics

Search legislative support and opposition

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.  + read more
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Data: Money and Politics

Interactive graphic: Lobbying in 2011

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. + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

AT&T tops list of tech companies lobbying Congress

May 21, 2010, 12:12 AM
Among some of the best- known tech firms, those with an interest in killing net neutrality spent more lobbying the federal government, according to a recent post at ZDNet government. Business Insider produced a great chart, and David Gewirtz at ZDNet Government sliced and diced it up real nice... + read more
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Facts and Figures: Money and Politics

Big Spenders: Interest groups for teachers and oil industry spend millions to lobby state legislators

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. + read more
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