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Amount the beverage industry spent lobbying against a soda tax in Berkeley, Calif., for every vote cast against the initiative. Despite their efforts, voters approved the tax.

Amount the beverage industry spent lobbying against a soda tax in Berkeley, Calif., for every vote cast against the initiative. Despite their efforts, voters approved the tax.

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.
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