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GOP megadonors fill Tillis’ campaign coffers
WASHINGTON – GOP megadonors and allies of President Trump are helping Sen. Thom Tillis bulk up his campaign war chest as he heads into a 2020 re-election race that promises to be one of the most expensive in the country.
The North Carolina Republican has racked up contributions from GOP billionaires, energy company CEOs, pharmaceutical executives, ...
- Board of Elections meets today to decide on voter system certificationThe North Carolina Board of Elections will meet later today to consider adding stricter requirements to the voter certification program… Read more »
- GOP megadonors fill Tillis’ campaign coffersSen. Thom Tillis WASHINGTON – GOP megadonors and allies of President Trump are helping Sen. Thom Tillis bulk up his… Read more »
- Democracy NC asks Board of Elections to find missing sheriffs’ campaign finance reportsImmigration policy was front and center in North Carolina sheriff’s elections this past year — and pointed to as the… Read more »
- Advocates, officials: New Trump anti-immigration rule is harshest yetThe immigrant community in the Triangle frequently gathers to fight for their rights, and the latest rule from the Trump… Read more »
- In N.C., the last days of gerrymandering can’t come too soonToday we wait. We wait for the judges, who retired to their chambers weeks ago in the Common Cause v.… Read more »
- Report: NC’s ‘modern poll tax’ disenfranchises residents with felony recordsNorth Carolina still uses a modern-day poll tax when it comes to allowing residents with felony convictions to vote, according… Read more »
- Guilford County on the hook for legal fees in redistricting lawsuitRedistricting and gerrymandering are getting plenty of attention these days at the state level — but a more minor partisan… Read more »
- Governor, Attorney General urge court to outlaw partisan gerrymanderingGov. Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein believe GOP lawmakers have used their power over redistricting to insulate the… Read more »
- Bipartisan group of former governors calls on court to ‘root out’ partisan gerrymanderingA bipartisan group of former North Carolina governors filed a court document today asking the three-judge panel in a partisan… Read more »
- Tuesdays with Tillis group asks for Voting Rights Act restoration on 54th anniversaryToday marks the 54th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), a measure that, until six years ago, was considered… Read more »
- Board of Elections vote to rescind certification delay fails; next meeting scheduledA North Carolina State Board of Elections motion to rescind members’ votes Monday night related to voting systems certification failed… Read more »
- ICYMI: Board of Elections chairman resigns after misogynistic joke; voting systems vote could be up in airThe Chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Elections resigned Tuesday after backlash from a joke he made at… Read more »
- Board of Elections does a 180 on decision to delay certifying voting machinesImage: Adobe Stock The North Carolina State Board of Elections plans to move forward with certifying new voting machines ahead… Read more »
- Democracy NC: Tell Board of Elections to vote for paper ballotsThe North Carolina State Board of Elections is set to decide tonight whether it will continue to certify touch-screen voting… Read more »
- The week’s Top Stories on Policy WatchCommentary: 1. In the IStation saga, Mark Johnson’s failings get a big stage If North Carolina Superintendent Mark Johnson ever… Read more »
