Campaign Contribution Research
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June 2006 - Success of Judicial Public Financing Program

February 2006 - SBOE Hearing Targets Crimes Against Democracy

December 2005 - Embattled Video-Poker Industry Targets Giving

September 2005 - Political Donations by Members of the NC Lottery Commission

July 2005 - Survey Shows Problems & Potential of Youth Voting in NC

June 2005 - Hundreds of Reports Missing from Special Interests Lobbying NC

May 2005 - Lobbyists Earn Millions, But Disclose Less about Wining and Dining than 15 Years Ago

April 2005 - The Utility of Giving: Political Investments by NC Electric Utilities

February 2005 - Factsheet: Does Healthcare Make You Sick?

November 2004 - Switch Hitters Play Both Sides in Governor's Race

September 2004 - Video-Poker Political Donor Pleads Guilty

August 2004 - Who's Late, Who's Great: Campaign Disclosure & Sunshine Awards

June 2004 - Video Poker and Political Corruption

May 2004 - Fundraising by Selected Council of State Members in 2000 Election

February 2004 - Who's Funding Judicial Elections?

January 2004 - NC Voter Turnout in 2000 Election, by County and Race

October 2003 - NC Home Builders Assn. & the Sprawl Lobby (PDF format)

August 2003 - The Color of Presidential Money: North Carolina Case Study

July 2003 - The Color of Money: Race and Gender in State and Local Politics

May 2003 - Role of Norman Chambliss and Amusements of America in Meg Scott Phipps Campaign Finance Scandal

May 2003 - Big Donors Could Get Away While Focus Centers on Meg Scott Phipps

April 2003 - Burden of Running for Chapel Hill Town Council

April 2003 - Cost of Winning a Seat in General Assembly Tops $100K

February 2003 - Campaign Costs Skyrocket in Chapel Hill Mayoral Races

January 2003 - Top Political Donors Continue to Gain New Tax Breaks

November 2002 - Money Advantage Pays Off in State Legislative Elections

November 2002 - Money Chase for State Candidates Ends with Flurry of Contributions

July 2002 - The Color of Money in Charlotte 2002

June 2002 - Attorneys' Campaign Contributions to Judges

April 2002 - Total Dollars Down, Disclosure Improves

February 2002 - UNC Board of Governors

January 2002 - Disclosure Reporting Graded

September 2001 - Video-Poker Donations in 2000 Elections

August 2001 - Dentists/Dental Hygienists

July 2001 - Legislators Rely Heavily on Special Interest Money

March 2001 - North Carolina's Soft Money Connection

March 2001 - Donations of Gov. Easley's First Board of Transportation

2000 Election Cost Report - Press Release
2000 Election Cost Report - Top Spending Candidates
2000 Election Cost Report - Charts/Graphs

October 2000 - Vinroot vs. Easley - Elite Donors Rule

October 2000 - Soft Money Tops $7M

September 2000 - Soft Money Floods NC Elections

September 2000 - Full text of Soft Money Complaint

September 2000 - Soft Money Opinion Editorial

July 2000 - Utility of Giving: CP&L and Duke Power

July 2000 - Charlotte is Political Money Center

July 2000 - Vinroot, Phipps Fail to Comply with Disclosure Laws

April 2000 - Guns & Political Money in NC

January 2000 - Elite Circle of Donors

November 1999 - Hog Money Influence in the 1999 General Assembly

May 1999 - Crimes Against Democracy

March 1999 - Wealth Primary Filters Out Low Spenders

February 1999 - Millions Spent by Farmers for Fairness

January 1999 - Campaign Costs Soar in 1998 Legislative Races

September 1998 - Demonstrators Challenge Senator for Sale

September 1998 - Shameful Attempt to Rollback Campaign Disclosure Laws

June 1998 - Corporate Buyout of Elections

June 1998 - Less Democracy for More Money: 1998 Primary Analysis

May 1998 - Extortion, Bribery, or Business As Usual?

April 1998 - Federal Prosecution Sought in Crimes Against Democracy

April 1998 - Hog Lobby vs. the NC House GOP Leadership

March 1998 - Arrest Warrant Issued for Campaign Finance Violator

March 1998 - New Evidence in Crimes Against Democracy

November 1997 - Political Giving by Board of Transportation Tops $2 Million

November 1997 - Call for Prosecution of Transportation Officials

October 1997 - Request for Audit of NC DOT

August 1997 - Eyes on the Prize: Optometrists vs. Opthalmologists

June 1997 - Corporate Campaign Money Laundering

June 1997 - Blue Cross Flexes Muscle with Campaign Money

May 1997 - Legislators Rely on Special-Interest Money

May 1997 - Disclosure - the Importance of Employer Identification

April 1997 - Price for Board of Transportation Seat: $11,000

March 1997 - State Politicians Swimming in Hog Money

1996 - Fundraising for the 1996 N.C. General Assembly winners

Summer 1996 - The Pollution Lobby series
    - Political Donations Decide NC's Environmental Future
    - Shoreline for Sale
    - Whose Water Is It?
    - Time to Level the Playing Field

1996 - Nuclear Money in Politics
    - Can Nuclear Dump Utilities Buy a Quick Fix?
    - Political Spending by Leaders in Nuclear Waste Industry

July 1995 - Hog Money Pollutes NC General Assembly

June 1995 - Campaign Spending and Special Interest
Influence on Upward Spiral in N.C.

December 1994 - Bank Tax Loophole Costs Taxpayers Millions

February 1993 - Study Names "Dismal Dozen" For Poor Voter Turnout, Poor Laws