SUPER-RICH HAVE NEW WAY TO WIELD POLITICAL POWER (The Nation) -- The uproar this spring over HB2 has drawn new attention to Art Pope, a top conservative leader in that state. The law was passed by a GOP legislative majority that Pope helped engineer with millions in campaign contributions, while its biggest defender—the N.C. Family Policy Council—gets much of its support from a foundation Pope chairs. This isn’t the first time that Pope has mixed political and philanthropic dollars to push a policy agenda in North Carolina. In fact, such a dual-track approach has been key to his strategy for over two decades now, and explains why Pope has become among the state’s most powerful people.
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