Alaska - Fluoride issue tops spending for election City candidates'
Fluoride issue tops spending for election
City candidates' campaign fund coffers vary widely
PAT FORGEY
JUNEAU EMPIRE
The issue of fluoridating Juneau's water is leading the campaign spending for the October city election.
In terms of spending, Citizens Promoting Dental Health, a group funded by dentists, has dwarfed all other campaigns so far, with $46,000 raised, according to filings with the Alaska Public Offices Commission, which monitors campaign finances.
Carolyn Brown, chairwoman of the group, said it was going to be expensive to run the campaign. "I believe so firmly that there has been so much fear mongering and disinformation out there ... I think the community at large really needs a lot of information," she said.
Dental and medical associations, and some individuals, have provided the bulk of its money. An opposing group, Citizens for Safe Water, has far less available. It's raised less than $2,000, mostly in small donations, according to APOC.
City candidates' campaign fund coffers vary widely
PAT FORGEY
JUNEAU EMPIRE
The issue of fluoridating Juneau's water is leading the campaign spending for the October city election.
In terms of spending, Citizens Promoting Dental Health, a group funded by dentists, has dwarfed all other campaigns so far, with $46,000 raised, according to filings with the Alaska Public Offices Commission, which monitors campaign finances.
Carolyn Brown, chairwoman of the group, said it was going to be expensive to run the campaign. "I believe so firmly that there has been so much fear mongering and disinformation out there ... I think the community at large really needs a lot of information," she said.
Dental and medical associations, and some individuals, have provided the bulk of its money. An opposing group, Citizens for Safe Water, has far less available. It's raised less than $2,000, mostly in small donations, according to APOC.
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