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Smelly Transaction: CA’s Prison-Guard Union Gave Governor Newsom $1.75M After He Gave Them Bonuses And Raises

This is just one of many reason Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a recall vote

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From Dailywire.com….

Last month, California’s prison guard union struck a deal with Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration that secured $5,000 pandemic bonuses and raises for correctional officers.

On Tuesday, it made a $1,750,000 donation to Newsom’s anti-recall committee.

The filing was publicized on social media by Rob Pyers, research director for the non-partisan California Target Book and an expert in campaign finance.

Pyers’ post showed that a fund controlled by the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) made the massive contribution to Stop the Republican Recall, a committee launched by Newsom and his allies to defend the governor. The group claims a GOP coalition of “national Republicans, anti-vaxxers, Q-Anon conspiracy theorists and anti-immigrant Trump supporters” are behind the campaign to oust Newsom.

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