The N.C. Home Builders Association has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars supporting legislators' campaigns and employs a team of powerful lobbyists in Raleigh. What does it want in return?
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The N.C. Home Builders Association has long been one of the most powerful forces in North Carolina politics.
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<p>The N.C. Home Builders Association has long been one of the most powerful forces in North Carolina politics.</p>