A Texas oil refinery and a Kansas-based chemical company have dumped several million dollars into the coffers of the proponents of Prop 23, which will appear on the November ballot in California. Why would these out-of-state corporations care about a ballot initiative dubbed the "California Jobs Initiative"? Because it would roll back AB 32, the landmark California climate change law signed in 2006, until employment numbers improve statewide.

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