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$7.9M raised to fight Maui GMO ballot initiative
2014-10-31 02:41:07| Chemicals - Topix.net
The group called The Citizens Against the Maui Country Farming Ban has collected nearly $8 million dollars in contributions for its cause against the ban. More recently, another group called the Maui Citizens Initiative for a Temporary Moratorium on GMO Crop Cultivation has released its own ads.
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$7.9M raised to fight Maui GMO ballot initiative
2014-10-30 05:50:56| Biotech - Topix.net
A group backed by biotech companies raised more than $7.9 million to fight a Maui ballot initiative calling for a moratorium on genetically modified organisms. The group's reports for the period of Aug. 10 to Oct. 20 show expenditures included $4.2 million in advertising, nearly $500,000 in direct mailing and $1.2 million on a Los Angeles company that specializes in ballot measure campaigns.
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Soda-tax showdown heads for ballot in San Francisco, Berkeley
2014-10-07 19:35:14| Beverages - Topix.net
The 60-foot long Coca-Cola bottle stands near left field at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Aug. 5, 2006. Residents of San Francisco and Berkeley will vote on whether to impose a per-ounce tax on a list of sugar-sweetened drinks that targets primarily sodas, iced tea, and energy drinks.
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Ticket ballot for World Cup games
2014-09-30 18:37:22| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Every game at the Rugby World Cup is oversubscribed in at least one price category, with tickets to be allocated by ballot.
Beverage Industry Pours Money Into Campaign To Defeat Berkeley Soda Tax Ballot Measure
2014-09-24 04:31:45| Beverages - Topix.net
The American Beverage Association has donated another half-million dollars to fight a Berkeley ballot measure that would tax sodas and other sugary drinks. The contribution by the beverage industry is in addition to an earlier $300,000 donation to the No on Measure D campaign, and is believed to be the largest single campaign donation in the city's history.
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