Business groups have given more money to California legislative campaigns over the last three years than private citizens and labor unions combined, according to a study released yesterday by Berkeley-based MAPLight.org….
According to the study, business groups accounted for more than 47 cents out of ever dollar given to Republicans between January 2007 and March 2010. Labor unions – routinely lampooned as Democratic sugar daddies – gave about 21 cents out of ever dollar to Democrats during the same time period.
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