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Baroque Bloke
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An unusually well balanced AP News article. Existing CA fuel taxes provide plenty of money for road maintenance and construction, but the Dems spend much of it on political projects.

“SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As the political battle to overturn California’s gas tax increase intensified, the state transportation agency coordinated frequently with the public affairs firm working to block the repeal on behalf of unions, construction companies and local government groups, emails obtained by The Associated Press show.

The California State Transportation Agency and Sacramento-based Bicker, Castillo & Fairbanks organized news conferences and other efforts to promote legislation to raise the tax to fund road and bridge repairs, which passed the Legislature in April 2017. After Gov. Jerry Brown signed it, the agency and firm continued planning events and coordinating social media posts as opponents gathered signatures for repeal.

Three ethics experts interviewed by the AP said the emails raise concerns that the agency’s relationship with the firm was too close, but none saw a clear violation of campaign laws, which prohibit the use of public resources for political campaigns.

Last fall, the agency and firm discussed opinion pieces “targeting” U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa and three other vulnerable Republicans in Congress. National Democratic leaders see those seats as key to winning control of the U.S. House…”

https://apnews.com/aaa89298ecf34a379af15bf9cf187c5f



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How can using public funds to target political candidates not be considered a violation? Is this something like a series of "issues ads"?
 
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The Unmanned Writer
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Vote Yes on Prop 6.

Lower your taxes and hold the Sacramento swamp accountable.






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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
Vote Yes on Prop 6.

Lower your taxes and hold the Sacramento swamp accountable.

Vote Heck Yes on Prop 6. Starve the beast!
 
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