Breakdown of record spending in Supreme Court race
WRAL’s Mark Binker has a story on the staggering amount of money — $1.6 million and counting — being spent by business and conservative groups in the NC Supreme Court race on behalf of sitting justice...
View ArticleIs Ellmers a conservative or not and does it matter?
The story so far: The day after the N&O’s Under the Dome blog reports that U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers is a target of conservative political action committee Club for Growth, Ellmers gets an award from...
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Report says indicted internet gambling operator top NCGA donor
Democracy North Carolina is out with a report on campaign contributions from Chase Burns, the indicted owner of a sweepstakes gambling operation. It’s important to note not just how much Burns...
View ArticleThe Nation on lobbyists’ lavish parties for Gov, legislators
The Nation’s Lee Fang breaks down some of the big corporate sponsored events used to wine and dine legislators and the McCrory administration. The list, drawn from filings by lobbyists, is pretty...
View ArticlePerdue distributes campaign funds
Former Governor Beverly Perdue distributed the last million-plus in her campaign account. Politicos speculate what it all means. Via the AP in the N&O: None went to the cash-strapped North Carolina...
View ArticleDemocracy NC’s Bob Hall: Gambling’s connections to NC pols ‘an ongoing area...
The Carolina Mercury recently had a conversation with Democracy North Carolina Executive Director Bob Hall, in which he talked about the deeply entrenched culture of gambling-related political...
View ArticleSaturday Evening Post August 17-23
Good evening, last weekend there were rumblings about a state budget deal. The agreement, revealed on Tuesday, turned out to be a final budget sum and little more. We wait. Weekend Reads U.S. &...
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