Thursday News: Business as usual edition

COMPANIES OPPOSING HB2 FUNDING PRO-MCCRORY EFFORTS (Facing South) – Some major companies that are opposing HB2 are contributing to organizations, such as the Republican Governors Association, that are helping finance political efforts to re-elect Republican Gov. Pat McCrory. Of the businesses that have publicly opposed HB2, 21 donated a total of more than $1.1 million to the RGA since McCrory signed the bill on March 23. Microsoft gave the most at $125,000, while Coca-Cola, General Electric, MassMutual, Merck and Oracle each added $100,000. Prominent tech businesses including Google, Facebook and Lyft also contributed tens of thousands of dollars, as did financial companies Bank of America and Visa.
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