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These Four Groups Control the California Legislature: Dan Walters
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In a Tuesday, Sept. 26 appearance on GV Wire’s Unfiltered, CalMatters columnist Dan Walters provides insight about the most powerful special-interest groups holding sway over the California Legislature.

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