BP gives big bucks to Eyman initiative
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SeattlePI.com: While burdened with Gulf of Mexico cleanup costs, the North American subsidiary of BP found $65,000 to pour into the campaign that put Tim Eyman's Initiative 1053 onto Washington's November ballot. BP is the third big oil company to underwrite the campaign for I-1053, which would require a supermajority legislative vote to raise taxes. Tesoro and ConocoPhillips contributed $50,000 apiece earlier this spring. Equilon, a refining and fueling joint venture of Shell Oil and Texaco, also gave $50,000. BP wrote a $50,000 check directly to Eyman's ballot committee on June 1, and followed up by donating $15,000 to a business-backed pro-I-1053 committee called Citizens for Responsible Spending. Citizens for Responsible Spending has raised $309,000 mainly from corporate givers, according to records filed with the state's Public Disclosure Commission. More than $299,000 went to professional signature gatherers from Citizen Solutions. The big bucks donations from BP were disclosed by the Northwest Progressive Institute.
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