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Where do the two leading candidates for Governor of North Carolina stand on Lobbying and Ethics Reform?

 

Join the North Carolina Coalition for Lobbying and Government Reform , Tuesday, September 16^th from 11am- 12:45pm as Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory and Lieutenant Governor Beverly Perdue share their visions about improving the state's lobbying and ethics laws.

 

The Coalition will be interested in where the candidates stand on a variety of ethics and lobbying issues, including:

· Curbing the role of lobbyists in raising campaign contributions

· Pushing for full disclosure of major campaign fundraising

· Setting contribution and fundraising boundaries for  members of state Boards and Commissions

· Increasing the openness of Government meetings and the legislative process by making copies of bills, amendments, budgets and other information  more readily available to citizens and expanding the broadcast via the web, radio and television of government meetings

· Prohibiting legislators from soliciting lobbyists for contributions to not for profit groups

· Making the details of state contracts more open and easily available

When: Tuesday, September 16th

Where: Marbles Museum (formerly Exploris) at 201 East Hargett St., downtown Raleigh. 

Time: Check-in begins at 10:30 am and the event begins promptly at 11 am. 

Seating is limited so reserve your place today. Tickets are $12.50 in advance and $15 at the door (space permitting).  Advance tickets guarantee a box lunch. 

 To register for the event, click on the website below

http://www.commoncause.org/site/lookup.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=4447739

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