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The money conundrum: Campaign finance and local elections

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Jake Frankel | 09/18/2012

Sometimes the money behind the political marketing says as much about a given race as the ads themselves, offering insights into candidates' views — not to mention their chances of winning.

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Conservation Scorecard: Reps. Keever and Fisher rank high, Moffitt low

Jake Frankel | 01/09/2012

The North Carolina League of Conservation Voters scored Buncombe County's legislators on their environmental votes for 2011. Rep. Patsy Keever ranked among the most "green" members of the Statehouse, and Rep. Tim Moffitt among the least.

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Battery of activists and legislators vie for redistricting reform

Jake Frankel | 12/09/2011

State legislators and activists came together in a Biltmore Forest home last night, Dec. 8, to build support for redistricting reform in North Carolina.

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North Carolina Democratic legislators release proposed redistricting maps

David Forbes and Jake Frankel | 07/25/2011

Dubbing the maps a "fair and legal" alternative to those proposed by the ruling Republican Party, Democrats in the General Assembly have released their own proposals for redrawing congressional and state senate districts. The plan would keep Asheville in the 11th congressional district, instead of dividing it with the 10th.

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Residents slam House redistricting proposal

Jake Frankel | 07/19/2011

About 20 Western North Carolina residents shared their views on the N.C. General Assembly's House and Senate redistricting proposals at a July 18 public hearing at A-B Tech. The vast majority of them lambasted the House proposal as GOP gerrymandering designed to give Republicans an electoral edge at the expense of Democratic candidates and voters. Here's a sampling of the people who came out and their views. Photo by Jonathan Welch

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Live Twitter-based coverage of redistricting public hearing

Jake Frankel | 07/18/2011

The General Assembly's Joint House and Senate Redistricting Committee is holding a public hearing on its House and Senate redistricting proposals today, July 18, at A-B Tech between 3 and 9 p.m.

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Sen. Nesbitt harshly criticizes GOP redistricting plans

David Forbes | 07/13/2011

Democratic Sen. Martin Nesbitt has released a statement attacking the proposed redistricting plans as "blatantly wrong on the law" and an attempt to "re-segregate" North Carolina.

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N.C. Senate redistricting maps released; Nesbitt's district grows

David Forbes | 07/12/2011

The proposed North Carolina Senate redistricting maps grow Democratic Sen. Martin Nesbitt's 49th District to encompass most of Buncombe County. Republican Sen. Tom Apodaca's 48th District meanwhile, loses Polk County but gains Transylvania. His district also expands slightly to include all of Henderson County and part of southern Buncombe.

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The Beat: Getting the Statehouse in order

Jake Frankel | 01/30/2011

A look at what’s been making headlines: The North Carolina General Assembly continued to claim the spotlight last week as Republicans took control of both the House and Senate for the first time in more than a century. In other political news, Rep. Heath Shuler made waves by getting appointed to the powerful House Committee on the Budget. He also got made fun of in the famed Doonesbury comic strip. And in national attention of a different sort, news outlets nationwide reported that Fodors listed Asheville as a top travel destination.

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CIBO: Chicken biscuits and familiar faces

Margaret Williams | 03/16/2010

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LGBT state advocacy group endorses Fisher, Whilden, Wilson, Nesbitt

Jake Frankel | 09/13/2012

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Conservation PAC endorses Nesbitt, Fisher, Wilson, Whilden

Jake Frankel | 09/11/2012

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Nesbitt releases statement on conclusion of latest N.C. Senate session

Jake Frankel | 09/14/2011

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