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California drought gets political
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Apr 10, 2014
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California drought gets political
As most other lobbying decreased, California's largest agricultural water district spent $600,000 on lobbying efforts, according to an analysis by KPCC.
"While the state's agricultural industry has national importance, it represents a very modest portion of the state's gross product and employment," says a new report by Moody's.
The Los Angeles Aqueduct carries water from the snowcapped Sierra Nevada Mountains, which carry less snow than normal, to major urban areas of southern California on May 9, 2008 near Lone Pine, California.
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As most other lobbying decreased, California's largest agricultural water district spent $600,000 on lobbying efforts, according to an analysis by KPCC.

KPCC Reporter Kitty Felde helped investigate lobbying efforts from California's (and the country's) largest agricultural water district. How much did they spend, even as most other lobbying decreased? Spoiler alert: a lot. And it may be working for them.

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