The pro-Initiative 884 campaign is outspending the opposition by more than 140 to one, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission.
The League of Education Voters had raised more than $2.2 million in cash for its campaign by Oct. 8, with a contributor list that includes tens of thousands of dollars from the likes of Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his dad, Starbucks, Microsoft, and the statewide teachers union, the WEA. The campaign also lists more than $76,000 in in-kind contributions.