Mike Munger received $12,515 through the end of June.

The Libertarian gubernatorial nominee raised $5,026 during the second quarter, according to his most recent campaign finance report.

Major donors included Raleigh attorney Donna Gingerella, Chapel Hill resident Thomas Hohman, former Libertarian nominee Barbara Howe and Morganton retiree Janette Paulson.

He also gave his own campaign $100. 

At the same time, he spent $3,786, leaving him with $5,338 in cash on hand. 

State Auditor Les Merritt has nominated the head of the state Libertarian Party to help the Local Government Commission decide its role in approving special financing deals like the one used for a theater in Roanoke Rapids.

Her qualifications? She's not a Democrat or Republican and she's against such financing deals, Merritt said in a news release announcing that he picked Barbara Howe to serve on the committee.

"Barbara Howe will provide the independent voice that this task force needs," Merritt said.

This week, the commission, which approves all public debt in the state, discussed creating a task force to examine its role in approving so-called tax increment financing arrangements. In such deals, the money generated by a sucessful project is used to pay back the money borrowed to get the project started.

That's how Roanoke Rapids proposed to pay back $21.5 million it borrowed to build a theater and entertainment district that would feature Randy Parton. The city has since parted ways with Parton and has struggle to sell tickets.

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A Raleigh group is suing over Google.

The N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law filed a lawsuit in Wake County Superior Court alleging that tax breaks given to the California-based company violate the state constitution.

Google will receive an estimated $90 million over 30 years for locating a server farm in Caldwell County. (N&O)

In May, a Wake Superior Court judge dismissed a similar lawsuit by the nonprofit over tax incentives for the Dell computer company.

The lawsuit has reverberations for the governor's race. The former head of the institute, former Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr, is running for the Republican nomination. (TBJ)

And the lawsuit was filed on behalf of Mike Munger, a Duke University political science professor seeking the Libertarian nomination; Barbara Howe, a former Libertarian gubernatorial candidate, and concerned citizen Mark Cares. (Char-O)

Correction: An earlier version of this post incorrectly named the county.