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$1.5 million spent on NC Supreme Court primary

May 9 2014 - 11:51am

UPDATE: As of June 26, 2014, Follow NC Money's revised totals are $1,483,802 spent on the Hudson primary, with outside spending totaling $1,141,456. Justice for All NC spent $768,790 on its ad attacking Robin Hudson. 

KOCHPAC gives another $5,000 to NC Chamber PAC

May 7 2014 - 3:07pm

KOCHPAC, the political action committee funded by employees of Koch Industries, gave a second $5,000 donation on May 5 to the North Carolina Chamber PAC. The first came on April 11, with both totalling $10,000.

More than $1 million and counting spent by independent groups in North Carolina primary

May 6 2014 - 1:33pm

UPDATE: FCC reports show $244,760 in spending by NC Chamber IE, moving the total spent on the Hudson race to $1,283,946. Independent groups' spending has now topped one million, at $1,110,055.

Justice for All NC attack ad tops $600,000

May 5 2014 - 10:24am

State law does not require registered committees to disclose independent expenditures during the current 48-hour period before the primary election, but a Follow NC Money analysis of Federal Communications Commission data reveals a growing price tag for Justice for All NC's ad attacking Justice Robin Hudson. The current figure was $606,384 as of May 4, paying for 1,079 TV spots between April 21 and May 6.

Republican State Leadership Committee gives another $250,000 to Justice for All NC

May 3 2014 - 1:01pm

The Republican State Leadership Committee, which already gave $650,000 to Justice for All NC on April 23, gave $250,000 more to the organization on April 30.

NC Chamber IE spends $55,000 on mailers supporting four incumbents

May 1 2014 - 6:30pm

North Carolina Chamber IE spent $55,486 on mailers for two Democrats and two Republicans in their primary elections; all are incumbents in the state legislature. Bob Rucho, a Republican senator, received the most support, with $21,203 going towards five mailers on his behalf.

NC Citizens for Freedom in Education IE PAC spends on two House races

May 1 2014 - 6:13pm

Two expenditures by conservative-leaning NC Citizens for Freedom in Education IE PAC posted to the State Board of Elections website today in support of two Republican House incumbents. $7988.50 went to Brian Brown and Chuck McGrady in the form of radio ads created by Midwest Communications, LLC.

Jeanette Doran "surprised" at NC Chamber IE support ad

May 1 2014 - 2:58pm

NC Supreme Court Associate Justice candidate Jeanette Doran responded to the NC Chamber IE's ad in her favor. Doran's website posted a Youtube video of the ad along with this text:

New Justice for All NC first quarter report reveals nothing about recent attack ad

Apr 30 2014 - 1:04pm

A new first-quarter report filed at State Board of Elections by super PAC Justice for All NC includes no information about donors or recent spending for an attack ad in the primary for Hudson's NC Supreme Court seat.

Robin Hudson campaign releases video in response to attack ad

Apr 30 2014 - 12:48pm

The Robin Hudson campaign has released an online video in response to Justice for All NC's ad attacking Hudson, who is running to retain her seat on the state Supreme Court. It is unclear whether the campaign plans to run paid television advertising in response as well.