Money is flooding into North Carolina politics. Especially since the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision, which loosened rules on political spending by corporations, unions and other groups, a growing share of election cash is coming from outside groups - those not connected to a candidate or party. And often, the donors behind these groups are a secret. FollowNCMoney is North Carolina's first searchable database of independent expenditures for state-level races. We hope this is a valuable resource for the public, journalists, policy-makers and others wanting to understand the forces seeking influence in our democracy.