To: Governor Roy Cooper
Gov. McCrory: Stop sending our money to your donors
Democracy North Carolina
Gov. McCrory – Stop using our tax money to reward your campaign donors! You promised you would stop pay-to-play politics in Raleigh, but actions speak louder than words. You should end the no-bid contract with a company that donated $25,000 for your election. This special arrangement is paying 17 company executives an average of $370 an hour. End this sweetheart deal!
Why is this important?
The Raleigh News & Observer reported on 2/15/2015 that Gov. Pat McCrory’s Dept. of Health and Human Services is extending a contract with Alvarez & Marsal for “performance improvement” of how the agency handles Medicaid finances. The contract with the Washington, DC consulting firm is now worth $8 million. It was signed a year ago without giving competitors a chance to bid on the work, and it keeps getting extended.
The newspaper also reported, “Campaign finance reports show that the firm contributed $25,000 to the Republican Governors Association in April 2012 as Gov. Pat McCrory was running for office, and that the donation was used in the campaign to help elect him.”
This is a textbook case of pay-to-play politics. Gov. McCrory promised to “clean up corruption in Raleigh” but ethical conflicts with Duke Energy and now this contract show that he needs to know people are watching what he does, not just what he says. Here’s the kicker: the contract is paying the company’s top executives $242 to $473 an hour! Please sign the petition to Gov. McCrory and forward it to others.
The newspaper also reported, “Campaign finance reports show that the firm contributed $25,000 to the Republican Governors Association in April 2012 as Gov. Pat McCrory was running for office, and that the donation was used in the campaign to help elect him.”
This is a textbook case of pay-to-play politics. Gov. McCrory promised to “clean up corruption in Raleigh” but ethical conflicts with Duke Energy and now this contract show that he needs to know people are watching what he does, not just what he says. Here’s the kicker: the contract is paying the company’s top executives $242 to $473 an hour! Please sign the petition to Gov. McCrory and forward it to others.