Link-of-the-Day – Page 39 – Democracy North Carolina

LOD: NC Ranks 4th on Voting Index

According to a new analysis by Rock the Vote, only three states (Washington, Iowa and Montana) have better policies to help young people participate in elections than North Carolina. We tie with Oregon in fourth place and 45 states rank below us, with neighbors South Carolina and Virginia tied for dead last! This Voting System [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:39-05:00 June 10th, 2011|Civic Engagement, Get Out the Vote, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Voting Rights, Youth Vote|0 Comments

LOD: Update on Photo ID, Other Bills

The photo ID bill, known by opponents as the “Voter Suppression Act,” passed its final House vote by a party line vote of 68 to 48. The goal of Democracy North Carolina and other voting rights groups has been to keep the conservatives’ margin of victory small enough to send a message to Gov. Bev [...]

By Bob Hall| 2011-06-09T22:16:03-04:00 June 9th, 2011|Civic Engagement, Disclosure, Ethics, Judicial Elections, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Redistricting, Voter-Owned Elections, Voting Rights|2 Comments

LOD: Big Tobacco’s Smoke Screen

Big Tobacco has dropped from its ranking at the top of big contributors to federal candidates, but the industry is still spending millions to advance its political agenda in less visible ways. A new report from the Center for Responsive Politics tracks millions going into 527 committees and leadership PACs and notes that the Citizens [...]

By Bob Hall| 2011-06-08T20:34:02-04:00 June 8th, 2011|Citizens United Case, Disclosure, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Pay to Play|0 Comments

LOD: Photo ID Moving This Week

To big applause, Speaker Thom Tillis told NC Republicans at Saturday’s convention that this week he will push through legislation requiring voters to show a government photo ID each time they vote. The bill has been stalled for months as more evidence piled up about it being a waste of tax money and a partisan [...]

By Bob Hall| 2011-06-06T17:36:31-04:00 June 6th, 2011|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights, Youth Vote|3 Comments

LOD: C’mon Guys – Show Some Class

We live in polarized times. Communications between people of different political parties is strained and makes government progress more difficult. So why pass that attitude on to a younger generation? Why take what could have been a lesson in good government and turn it into a petty lesson in how to pull rank . . [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:39-05:00 June 3rd, 2011|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day|3 Comments

LOD: Shotgun Merger, Ouch!

Earlier this week, Democracy North Carolina released a report that sharply criticized a proposal jammed inside the state Senate budget to merge and shrink the three agencies that oversee elections, ethics, and lobbying. We’re pleased to report that the proposal, which many others also rebuked, is no longer a part of the Republican budget plan. The Senate [...]

By Bob Hall| 2011-06-02T17:29:59-04:00 June 2nd, 2011|Disclosure, Ethics, Link-of-the-Day, Lobbying, Money in Politics|0 Comments

LOD: Investing in Bad Government

Another report, this one by Citizens for Tax Justice, spotlights mega-corporations that rake in massive profits and pay nothing in federal income taxes – in fact, they get a credit, which means money from you. This is what happens when corporations rig the tax code to their advantage, a product of their investment in bad [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:39-05:00 June 1st, 2011|Citizens United Case, Link-of-the-Day, Lobbying, Money in Politics, Pay to Play|0 Comments

LOD: New Loan Costs Reward Donors

Consumers will likely see the cost of small loans go up in North Carolina, thanks to a bill in the NC General Assembly that will hike interest rates and add new fees. According to a detailed report by Democracy North Carolina, the bill is the reward for finance company owners suddenly shifting allegiance and pumping [...]

By Bob Hall| 2011-05-31T12:44:43-04:00 May 31st, 2011|Link-of-the-Day, Lobbying, Money in Politics, Pay to Play|0 Comments

LOD: Don’t Connect the Drops

The Koch brothers, Art Pope’s Locke Foundation, Americans for Prosperity, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Exxon, BP, Massey Coal and many others understand that if people took global warming seriously as a condition that will kill their children, then government regulation (or just regulating CO2 production) would gain new popularity - and the freedom of [...]

By Bob Hall| 2011-05-27T20:39:04-04:00 May 27th, 2011|Environmental Issues, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics|1 Comment

LOD: Pit Bull or Lap Dog?

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-Cherryville) lived up to his reputation as the pit bull for ultra-conservatives during a Congressional hearing yesterday. He went after Elizabeth Warren, acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ending up basically calling her a liar, which set her back in her chair, aghast. McHenry’s animosity to consumer finance protection [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:39-05:00 May 26th, 2011|Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics|5 Comments