“The point of this letter is to possibly begin a local discussion about what life would be like if we stopped using money.”
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Deplorable care act
ASHEVILLE, NC
Cleaned out
Asheville, N.C.
Asheville’s “1 percent of the 1 percent” political donors
The Sunlight Foundation recently released extensive data on “the political 1 percent of the 1 percent,” the 31,385 people responsible for over a quarter of political donations nationwide during the 2012 elections. Fifteen of them are in the Asheville metro area, including developers, retirees, a minister and a well-known local philanthropist.
Bothwell proposes moving the city of Asheville’s money to local banks
Council member Cecil Bothwell tells Xpress that he’ll propose that the city of Asheville move its funds to local banks, and push to pass such a measure in the coming year.
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Campaign funds spike as Council candidates approach primary ***UPDATED Friday 12 p.m.***
The latest campaign funding reports came in this week, showing Asheville City Council candidates in the midst of heated fundraising leading into the primary election.