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Special interest groups spend record amount in legislative race

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Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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Special interest groups spend record amount in legislative race

If you feel you've been bombarded lately with election mailers and ads either propping up or tearing down candidates, you're right, you have been.

According to the Associated Press, special interest groups have spent a record $24 million dollars on legislative races. That's a lot of green flowing in the Golden State.

Don Thompson with the Associated Press, joined the show to discuss more.

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