The pharmaceutical industry has contributed $109 million to defeat Proposition 61, the most money raised for or against any of the 17 statewide ballot initiatives this year. California Today The news and stories that matter to Californians (and anyone else interested in the state). Another reason is that pharmaceutical companies might try to offset Proposition 61 by charging higher prices to other customers, including the V.A. The California Today columnist, Mike McPhate, is a third-generation Californian — born outside Sacramento and raised in San Juan Capistrano. California Today is edited by Julie Bloom, who grew up in Los Angeles and attended U.C.

Source: New York Times October 27, 2016 12:07 UTC