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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Environment - "Indiana lawmakers were the only ones in the country to take campaign donations from BP last month"
So reports Gitte Laasby today in the Gary Post Tribune - some quotes:
Since BP's oil spill three months ago, the oil giant hasn't donated any money to federal political candidates.But 80 Indiana legislators -- including 15 from Northwest Indiana -- were the only ones who took campaign donations from BP in June, according to federal election records released Tuesday.
Northwest Indiana legislators received a combined $4,750 from BP's political action committee -- 17 percent of BP's total. The top two recipients in the region were Rep. Chet Dobis, D-Merrillville, and Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Portage, who each got $500. Both are up for re-election this fall. * * *
Indiana state politicians were the only ones to receive campaign contributions from BP in June. Ten Democratic and two Republican representatives took the money. So did two Democratic and one Republican senator.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 21, 2010 11:52 AM
Posted to Environment