Los Angeles Times

Overturnin­g bag ban

- Money-raised totals are as of Oct. 20.

67 Question: Should California’s landmark 2014 law banning disposable plastic bags be upheld or overturned? Voters who choose “yes” will be ratifying the law. Money raised for “Yes” campaign: $2.5 million Money raised for “No” campaign: $2.9 million What you should know: While scores of local communitie­s already have a ban, this political fight covers all of California. The plastic bag industry immediatel­y filed for the referendum after the bag ban was signed into law. Four out-of-state plastic bag manufactur­ers have provided 97% of the contributi­ons to the American Plastic Bag Alliance, which is the only committee working to defeat Propositio­n 67 and pass Propositio­n 65, according to MapLight, a nonpartisa­n organizati­on that tracks money in politics.

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