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NC Candidate Hopefuls Begin Official Signup

Posted on 08 February 2010 | Jennifer Wig

From AP

RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina’s campaign season crosses a significant threshold as candidates begin signing up to get on this year’s election ballots.
Filing opened at noon today with with the State Board of Elections. The filing period continues until noon Feb. 26. The primary is May 4 and the general election Nov. 2.
The most [...]

Minnesota gov. Speaks to NC forum on creativity

Posted on 08 February 2010 | Jennifer Wig

From AP

RALEIGH, N.C. – Public schools and higher education nationwide must adapt to the “radical decentralization” of information caused by technology, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty told a North Carolina crowd Monday, but cautioned against believing the public sector will lead the reformation.
“It will not come from the government, who is on cutting edge of obsolescence of [...]

NC GOP Head Wants 2 Top Perdue Aides to Quit

Posted on 08 February 2010 | Jennifer Wig

From AP

RALEIGH, N.C. – The head of North Carolina’s Republican Party says two top aides to Gov. Beverly Perdue should resign because of poor performance.
North Carolina GOP Chairman Tom Fetzer said Monday that Correction Department Secretary Alvin Keller should step down because the state still has too few parole officers a year after the Perdue [...]

Officer To Retrieve Edwards Sex Tape

Posted on 08 February 2010 | Jennifer Wig

From AP

RALEIGH, N.C. – A North Carolina judge wants a security officer to accompany a former John Edwards aide as he goes to retrieve a sex tape of the two-time presidential candidate, increasing the court’s control of the disputed video.
Superior Court Judge Abraham Penn Jones said in an order released Monday that the Orange County [...]

NC Examining Cig Stamps Again To Deter Smuggling

Posted on 07 February 2010 | Jennifer Wig

From AP

RALEIGH, N.C. — For years, buying low-tax North Carolina cigarettes and selling them on the black market in a high-tax state up north has been an easy way to make big money for criminal enterprises.
Load up a van of Camels or Marlboros and reap a $100,000 profit to sell them if the destination is New [...]

Candidate Filing Period for 2010 Begins Monday

Posted on 05 February 2010 | Jennifer Wig

From NBC17

Residents who want to run for office in 2010 can begin filing for office at their county Board of Elections at noon Monday. The filing periods ends at noon on Friday, Feb. 26.

Testimony: NC gov Gave Sharp Words on Fired Worker

Posted on 04 February 2010 | Jennifer Wig

From AP

RALEIGH, N.C. – Mike Easley’s communications director says the ex-North Carolina governor provided the sharp words in 2007 explaining why a Cabinet agency’s public affairs director was fired.
Sherri Johnson disclosed Easley’s involvement in a deposition last week for a lawsuit. Several media outlets accuse Easley and his workers of deleting e-mails in violation of [...]

Ex-Edwards Aide Disputes Details of ‘Private’ Tape

Posted on 04 February 2010 | Jennifer Wig

From AP

RALEIGH, N.C. – Attorneys for John Edwards’ former campaign aide say he should not have to surrender a video showing his old boss in a sexual encounter.
Andrew Young’s lawyers said in court documents filed Thursday that he does not appear to have a copy of the video Edwards’ former mistress is seeking through a [...]

Shaw Will Not Seek Re-Election

Posted on 04 February 2010 | Jennifer Wig

From NBC17

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Cumberland County Senator Larry Shaw announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election to the North Carolina Senate in 2010.  He has represented the district since 1995.
The announcement brings to seven the number of Senate Democrats since last fall who have resigned or said they won’t run for re-election. The candidate filing [...]

Ex-NC House Member Can’t Use Donations for Ticket

Posted on 04 February 2010 | Jennifer Wig

From AP

BURLINGTON, N.C.  – A former North Carolina House member who said he was speeding to the Legislature to vote on behalf of his constituents can’t use campaign contributions to pay his traffic ticket.
The Times-News of Burlington reported Thursday that the state Board of Elections ruled that campaign contributions can only pay for expenses resulting from [...]

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National

Murtha’s death sets stage for competitive race

Posted on 09 February 2010 | Jennifer Wig

From AP

WASHINGTON – Democrats have long dominated the late Rep. John Murtha’s district, but Republicans have made inroads in recent years that could help them win back the seat.
Political analysts said Tuesday they expect a competitive contest in the race to replace Murtha, whose ability to steer federal dollars to his economically strapped district made [...]

President

GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama’s health care summit

Posted on 09 February 2010 | Jennifer Wig

From AP

WASHINGTON – Republican legislative leaders are raising fresh doubts about any bipartisan agreement with President Barack Obama on health care unless he agrees to shelve bills already passed by Democrats in the House and Senate – a move the White House has rejected.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and House Republican leader John [...]

Governor

Perdue To Speak at IBM Green Ribbon Cutting

Posted on 04 February 2010 | Jennifer Wig

From NBC17

RTP, N.C. — Gov. Bev Perdue will speak at a ribbon cutting for a new IBM data center today.
The press conference begins at 2 p.m. The IBM Leadership Data Center is IBM’s greenest data center in North America.
Officials say the $360 million facility provides a case study for cutting electric consumption in half.

Opinion

Rooting For Super Bowl Teams Along Party Lines

Posted on 05 February 2010 | Jennifer Wig

From PPP

Americans are so polarized right now, even the Super Bowl’s dividing them along party lines, according to a study from Public Policy Polling.
Overall 32 percent of voters polled by the PPP on its last national survey said they’d be rooting for the New Orleans Saints this Sunday, with 22 percent going for [...]

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