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Raleigh strategist prods Perdue for Titan investigation
The comments, however, are seemingly less of an accusation and more of a reflection on the spate of recent corruption scandals involving top state officials.
New Senate majority leader Nesbitt to take on ethics
To stay in his new job for long, Sen. Martin Nesbitt will need to help convince voters the Democrats who control state government can be trusted with another two years in charge.
Jay Reiff and Attorney Michael Weisel
The hearing for former Governor Mike Easley will continue Thursday morning as investigators call current and former state employees to the stand.
3 Mike Easley painted himself as Mr. Clean, but there was dirt under his fingernails.
Watchdog urges Gov. Perdue to act
The recent State Board of Election hearings on Governor Easley and his alleged campaign activities, as well as the Verizon contracting scandal, have once again shaken confidence in our state government.
Ex-Easley operative at federal courthouse in NC
A political operative who guided former Gov. Mike Easley's two campaigns for North Carolina's top office has entered a federal courthouse where documents show a grand jury is meeting.
Brunswick figures in Easley probe
Investigators conducting the ongoing federal probe of former Gov. Mike Easley have issued subpoenas to state environmental officials, reports the Raleigh News & Observer .
Editorial - The Wilson roadblock
Published: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 9:22 p.m. If Democratic fundraiser Lanny Wilson doesn't want to trap Gov.
How about $800 million from one fund. Well, actually, only $400 million has been wasted, so far.
Tom Campbell: The trouble with the Golden Leaf Foundation
Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 8:54 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 8:54 a.m. When the Golden Leaf Foundation was formed to receive 50 percent of North Carolina's portion of tobacco settlement funds, there were great hopes this organization would make a significant impact on a state wracked by the decline of the golden ...
Gov. Perdue expects results from trip. View Larger RALEIGH Hoping to borrow on a legacy of former Gov.
Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn
An airplane part fell from the sky and landed on the front lawn of a home on Long Island, New York.
Golden LEAF's oversight criticized
The Golden LEAF Foundation has failed to effectively oversee the more than $300 million in economic development grants it has made since it was formed a decade ago, according to the state auditor's office.
Easley gets little support in TBJ poll
Do you believe former Gov. Mike Easley improperly used campaign contributions? The answer for the vast majority of voters in Triangle Business Journal's latest online survey was "yes." The above question about Easley's use of campaign funds was posted on www.trianglebusinessjournal.com and sent out in TBJ's Daily E-mail Updates from Oct.
So maybe Diogenes was right . . .
I'm beginning to think Diogenes was right - there is no such thing as an honest man.
Rand leaving NC Legislature to head parole panel
Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, one of North Carolina's most powerful and colorful politicians, said Wednesday he was leaving the Legislature by the end of the year to become chairman of the state parole commission.
A sampling of editorials from NC newspapers
And so a new era begins. After 14 years with Republican Mayor Pat McCrory at the wheel, Charlotte will see a new approach in the person of Democrat Anthony Foxx.
Lawmakers Willing To Consider Campaign Fianance Reform After Easley Hearing
The State Board of Elections wants campaign finance reform following the $100,000A penaltyA it handed the Mike Easley campaign committee for unreported flights.
Cool and Unflappable - " Hooey
Cool and Unflappable a ' Hooey! Carter Wrenn posted on November 02, 2009 17:22 A lot of my Democratic friends and a fair amount of the media were raving last week about how cool and unflappable Mike Easley was at his hearing before the State Board of Elections;---but how many times can a fellow fall for the same con job? Sergeant Shultz was German ...
Gary Allen, a developer, doesn't remember anything about writing two $50,000 checks to the N.C. Democratic Party.
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