Saturday News: Defunding Hasan edition

Caucus campaign committees would be new to Raleigh but have a long history (Jones & Blount) -- Lawmakers passed a measure this week that allows House and Senate members to set up party committees to raise and spend money to elect members of their party to the General Assembly. The provision is in House Bill 373, which moved North Carolina’s primary date to March 15, and is causing a stir. While the change in caucus accounting is already in practice at the federal level, vocal opponents see it as a way to go around the newly elected chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party. But supporters of the provision say that the move was an idea that has been around a long time and would increase transparency.
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