HALFWAY TO CONCORD » money http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com Contra Costa News, Politics, Business, Events Calendar Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:43:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 California’s top lobbying interests http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com/californias-top-lobbying-interests/ http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com/californias-top-lobbying-interests/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:20:31 +0000 admin http://halfwaytoconcord.com/?p=2344 california top ten lobbyistsThe SacBee has posted a list of California’stop 10 biggest spenders of lobbying money in the first six months of 2008, according to filings with the secretary of state.

1. California Hospital Association, $3.405 million
2. California Teachers Association, $2.699 million
3. Western State Petroleum Association, $2.644 million
4. California State Service Employees (SEIU), $2.555 million
5. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, $2.113 million
6. Blue Cross of California, $2.044 million
7. California Chamber of Commerce, $1.467 million
8. Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, $1.426 million
9. Golden State Water Company, $1.189 million
10. AT&T, $1.168 million

Other interests in the $1 million spending club include the California Labor Federation ($1.16 million), the League of California Cities ($1.03 million) and the California Building Industry Association ($1.02 million). Source: Filings with the California secretary of state

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