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Democrat Mo Green is handily besting Republican Michele Morrow in total fundraising to date in the state’s race for superintendent of public instruction, according to recent campaign disclosures.
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2024 @ 6:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Focused heavily on state legislative candidates, the governor, and attorney general, millions are flowing from one primary abortion provider in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2023 @ 6:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Stephanie Brinson is an advanced practice registered nurse seeing thousands of patients a year, along with five other APRNs, in a Garner practice open seven days week.
Published: Monday, May 8th, 2023 @ 1:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As the North Carolina Utilities Commission works on a Carbon Plan that would dramatically shape the state’s energy future, the state grew by 133,088 people in 2022 alone, the third fastest-growing state in the nation.
Published: Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 @ 7:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As the 2022 midterms near their end on Nov. 8, candidates in North Carolina’s congressional races are spending whatever resources they have to get an advantage over their rivals.
Published: Wednesday, November 16th, 2022 @ 12:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Third-quarter finance reports dropped this weekend for U.S House and Senate candidates, giving reporters and election observers further fuel for various speculations of what this November may bring.
Published: Saturday, November 12th, 2022 @ 11:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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US Senate candidate Cheri Beasley’s pleas for more funding have been heard, as the National Democrats have given her a flood of new funding going into October.
Published: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 @ 3:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Democrats have bemoaned a lack of support from national progressive groups for Democratic Senate candidate Cheri Beasley in a tight race against Republican Ted Budd
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2022 @ 10:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Getting Ted Budd to the U.S. Senate appears to be a top priority for national Republicans. In campaign spending reports out Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Senate Leadership Fund PAC spent more than $3.4 million in ads for the North Carolina congressman this week.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 10:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Third-quarter fundraising numbers for U.S. Senate candidates in North Carolina show little separation between the Republican front-runners, former Gov. Pat McCrory and U.S. Rep. Ted Budd.
Published: Monday, November 15th, 2021 @ 8:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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When U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis narrowly won reelection against Cal Cunningham, the two candidates had collectively spent $78 million.
Published: Sunday, December 13th, 2020 @ 11:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The incomparable Mike Antonucci outlines National Education Association and American Federation for Teachers spending on the 2020 elections.
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2020 @ 3:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Again Tries To Coordinate On B-Roll With Independent Expenditures
Published: Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 @ 2:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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U.S. Rep Mark Meadows, an 11th District Republican, has held his seat since 2011, and he chaired the conservative House Freedom Caucus.
Published: Tuesday, December 24th, 2019 @ 8:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Congressional elections in odd-numbered years? Odd is certainly one way to describe what many North Carolinians are experiencing right now.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 6:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After Durham businessman Greg Lindberg, state Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes, and two of Lindberg’s business associates were indicted in an alleged bribery scheme, advocates of government-funded campaigns scurried to restate their argument.
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2019 @ 11:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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With an unpopular president in the White House, a spate of incumbent retirements in competitive seats, and a relentless drumbeat of media hits against them, Republicans are clearly heading into a risky election cycle. So why are GOP leaders, particularly here in North Carolina, feeling cautiously op
Published: Friday, March 2nd, 2018 @ 10:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Congressman Walter Jones (NC-3) along with Congressman Ted Lieu (CA-33) and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) filed a complaint before the Federal Election Commission (FEC) seeking to end super PAC spending in US elections.
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2016 @ 10:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Was the 2014 Senate race between Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan and Republican victor Thom Tillis really the most expensive race in North Carolina history, or in the country's entire election cycle last year?
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 5:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was paid $1.35 million since last May for three speaking engagements for a network marketing company that has been accused of being nothing more than a pyramid scheme.
Published: Sunday, August 16th, 2015 @ 1:06 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Why did Democrats have a disappointing midterm election? Ask the Democrats. They've been thinking about this a lot and offer many explanations. Let's explore their various legends of the fall campaign.
Published: Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 @ 12:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Senate race between Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan and her Republican challenger Thom Tillis looks like it's about to become the most expensive statewide race in North Carolina history.
Published: Friday, October 24th, 2014 @ 10:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Despite being the true political boss of North Carolina — the one from whom Gov. Pat McCrory, House Speaker Thom Tillis, and Senate leader Phil Berger take their orders over quaffs of mead at the Stonecutters Lodge — Pope has used recent events to camouflage the extent of his power.
Published: Monday, July 7th, 2014 @ 8:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The incumbent, Rep. Walter Jones Jr., defeated challenger Taylor Griffin in a race that saw Griffin's D.C. and New York allies independently spend more than a million dollars to defeat Jones.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 1:14 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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In a state primary race with national implications, House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, defeated seven other candidates and won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by freshman Democrat Kay Hagan. And in a contest that drew more than $1 million in independent expenditures...
Published: Sunday, May 11th, 2014 @ 11:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the May 6 Supreme Court primary Robin Hudson, a Democratic incumbent in an officially nonpartisan race, faced two Republican challengers: former Court of Appeals Judge Eric Levinson and Jeanette Doran, who chairs the state's Board of Review and used to lead the North Carolina Institute for Consti
Published: Sunday, May 11th, 2014 @ 11:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2014 election cycle has seen an unprecedented effort by out of state groups through independent expenditures to control the results of Republican primaries for Congress and the Senate in North Carolina.
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2014 @ 4:04 am
By: Steven P. Rader
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As we approach the 2014 vote, the PR stunts, dirty tricksters, and other political slimeballs will start oozing out of the woodwork.
Published: Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 @ 1:54 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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A bill that supporters say would require more timely reporting by independent groups engaging in political campaigns in North Carolina passed the House by an overwhelming margin. The bill passed the House 97-16 on Wednesday and has moved to the Senate.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2013 @ 8:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state House has approved a bill that would remove a vestige of Jim Crow days from the N.C. Constitution.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2013 @ 6:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina policymakers will have a lot on their plate in 2013. The General Assembly will tackle tax reform, education, the unemployment-insurance debt, and other pressing issues.
Published: Monday, January 7th, 2013 @ 3:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an Arizona campaign finance law that allowed some candidates to receive rescue funds from taxpayers. North Carolina lawmakers and advocates sorted through the implications for the Tar Heel State.
Published: Friday, December 28th, 2012 @ 3:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Barack Obama and the Democrats waged the most negative campaign in recent memory, Mitt Romney and the Republicans spent their campaign cash less efficiently than the Democrats did.
Published: Thursday, November 22nd, 2012 @ 8:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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