Friday, at the Missouri Ethics Commission, for the health research tax on the November ballot in Jackson County:

C131107 10/11/2013 COMMITTEE FOR RESEARCH TREATMENTS AND CURES St Lukes Health System 10920 Elm Ave Kansas City MO 64134 10/11/2013 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

C131113 10/11/2013 CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH Brad Bradshaw 1904 S. Shady Hill Lane Springfield MO 65809 physician and lawyer 10/11/2013 $55,000.00

[emphasis added]

The first contribution is in support of the tax, the second contribution is from an individual opposed to the tax who has contributed a significant amount to that cause.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: not quite plural (August 22, 2013)

Campaign Finance: make it an even $50,000.00 (August 28, 2013)

Campaign Finance: counter volley (August 30, 2012)

Campaign Finance: a citizen keeps contributing (September 3, 2013)

We’re big enough to take care of ourselves (September 4, 2013)

Campaign Finance: Wham! (September 4, 2013)

Campaign Finance: Wham! again (September 6, 2013)

Campaign Finance: Wham! and again (September 7, 2013)

Campaign Finance: it looks like a contribution, only smaller (September 11, 2013)

Campaign Finance: trying to do something (September 17, 2013)

Campaign Finance: and still (September 19, 2013)

Campaign Finance: now that’s what you call research money (September 27, 2013)

Campaign Finance: definitely not holding anything back (October 2, 2013)