According to a statement released today by State Senator Julia Boseman (D – New Hanover), she will not be running again for her seat.
Here is her statement:
Today, I am announcing that I will not seek re-election to the North Carolina Senate.
For nearly a decade, I have had the honor and privilege to [...]

RALEIGH, N.C. – An environmental regulator in North Carolina state government has traveled to the federal courthouse where prosecutors are seeking information about former Gov. Mike Easley.
Assistant Secretary for Environment Robin Smith left the Raleigh courthouse Thursday morning but declined to say whether she had testified before a grand jury.
The Department of Environment and [...]

WASHINGTON – The government watchdog overseeing economic stimulus spending said Thursday that, in its rush to take credit for saving hundreds of thousands of jobs, the Obama administration was overly confident in its job-counting and did not acknowledge significant errors in the figures.
Numbers released last month identified more than 640,000 jobs linked to stimulus [...]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Sarah Palin is drawing crowds like a rock star at her first book signing.
Thousands lined up in the pre-dawn hours Wednesday morning in Grand Rapids, Michigan for a chance to shake the former vice presidential candidates hand.
That evening in Grand Rapids, Palin stepped off her bus and was greeted by a [...]

The Consul General of France in Atlanta, Pascal Le Deunff, will visit North Carolina in December, his first visit to the Tar Heel State since his September appointment.
While here Dec. 1 through 3, Le Denuff will bestow the Legion of Honor upon three American WWII Veterans from North Carolina; meet with elected officials, university [...]

RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina officials on Thursday said they were rescinding decades of good behavior credits that had been awarded to dozens of violent inmates – prisoners who thought they were going to be freed because of a quirky 1970s law that limited a life sentence to 80 years.
Gov. Beverly Perdue said the [...]

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – A group in a North Carolina city is continuing its efforts to overturn a state law prohibiting local governments and the state from bargaining with unions.
The Fayetteville Observer reported that the Fayetteville chapter of a statewide coalition called Hear Our Public Employees will sponsor the meeting tonight at the Cumberland County [...]

BY Kim Genardo
NBC17
RALEIGH, N.C. — The rush is on to lose weight and stop smoking.
During the State Employees 2009 Health and Wellness Expo at the North Carolina Fairgrounds Wednesday, among the most crowded booths — weight loss plans, fitness memberships and healthy eating options.
State workers and those covered under the State Health Plan will pay [...]

RALEIGH, N.C.  – North Carolina state government has at least $620 million at its disposal so far to close any budget hole this fiscal year.
State budget director Charlie Perusse (pur-ROOS’) and the General Assembly’s top economist gave legislative leaders Wednesday an update on the state’s financial picture through October.
Perusse’s office estimates it will have $469 [...]