... California to levy massive fine against Koch brothers groups Two groups that are part of a conservative political network maintained by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch have agreed to a record $1 million civil settlement with the California Fair Political Practices Commission, the largest campaign fine in state history. The Center to Protect Patient Rights and Americans for Responsible Leadership, two Arizona-based groups that have funneled money to various arms of the Koch operation, will pay the fine for their role in financing ballot initiative campaigns in California in 2012. The groups sent $11 million to campaigns opposing Proposition 30, which raised the California sales tax and income tax; and supporting Proposition 32, which would have limited political contributions by way of payroll deductions. Proposition 30, which had backing from Gov. Jerry Brown (D), passed. Proposition 32, which took aim at labor unions’ political power, failed. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...vy-massive-fine-against-koch-brothers-groups/ The Arizonans already wasted 11 millions dollars of the Koch's hard-earned money, so the 1 million dollar fine seems like piling on. Can't a couple of Billionaires catch a break?
