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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Forrester fury

No doubt State Senator James Forrester will be playing the victim card any second now. The legislature’s chief proponent of amending the North Carolina constitution [...]
September 30, 2011 | Posted in: Civil Rights, NCSenate | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Morning Post — September 19

Ah, good morning. Cooler when you get up these days here in the Piedmont. Here’s some of what’s shaking in the NC: • Dome on [...]
September 19, 2011 | Posted in: Morning Post, Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Adjournment resolution

Like the last go-round, the General Assembly adjourned with a fairly wide open agenda for the next special session. Spelled out in the adjournment resolution [...]
September 16, 2011 | Posted in: 2012 Elections, Current Events, General Assembly, Politics | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Marriage amendment out of committee

The House Rule Committee has passed H61 — a bill authorizing a referendum on a constitutional amendment restricting marriage. It now goes to the North [...]
September 12, 2011 | Posted in: Civil Rights, Constitution | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Marriage amendment debate

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September 12, 2011 | Posted in: Civil Rights, Constitution | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Hatteras damage

Writing about this on my almanac blog. Here’s a slideshow of the damage I saw on Hatteras Island and the various food banks and relief [...]
September 12, 2011 | Posted in: Current Events, Dispatches | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Going somewhere

Testing out mobile uploads.
September 10, 2011 | Posted in: Dispatches | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rejects constitutional challenge to Healthcare Act

Via Think Progress: The Fourth Circuit just handed down two opinions ordering that Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s challenge to the Affordable Care Act, along [...]
September 8, 2011 | Posted in: Courts, Health Care | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink