{"id":1443,"date":"2024-06-18T16:11:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T20:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/north-carolina\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1443"},"modified":"2024-06-18T16:11:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T20:11:20","slug":"north-carolinians-oppose-anti-mask-and-anti-protest-bill-that-unleashes-shadowy-campaign-cash","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/north-carolina\/articles\/north-carolinians-oppose-anti-mask-and-anti-protest-bill-that-unleashes-shadowy-campaign-cash\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolinians oppose anti-mask and anti-protest bill that unleashes shadowy campaign cash"},"template":"","class_list":["post-1443","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-article"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"","featured_image":"","article_type":70,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"68\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":190}"],"related_issues":[92,419],"related_work":false,"location":36},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_video","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_video":{"video":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gLUwZkz6r_4","caption":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">NC House Bill 237 would make it harder for people, including those with medical conditions, to wear masks in public to protect their health, potentially subjecting them to harassment. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">But the same bill would make it much easier for wealthy donors to mask their identities when pouring money into political parties, and from there into candidates\u2019 campaign bank accounts \u2013 creating a sort of \u201clegalized political money laundering scheme.\u201d <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">North Carolinians and pro-democracy advocates spoke out against the bill at the state legislature in Raleigh. 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