New North Carolina Treasurer Backs Public Financing of Elections

Submitted by Monica Rober on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 18:02

Janet Cowell, the newly-elected Treasurer of North Carolina, recently announced her support for the expansion of the state's public financing system to additional statewide offices, including her own.

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