Who controls California politics? A new index tracks the state’s top political donors

Over two decades, the top 99 individuals and business organizations spent more on campaigns and lobbying than the bottom 99.9%.

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When it burst into widespread use as a result of the 1976 movie All the President’s Men, the phrase “Follow the money” referred to political influence or corruption and how to track it.

Fifty years later, the meaning of the phrase hasn’t changed much—but following the money is now magnitudes more complex. With the proliferation of political action committees and the blessing of the U.S. Supreme Court, corporations........

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