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Jobs Jobs Jobs

The monthly jobs numbers just came out and blew away the expectations. The economy added 243,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate has dropped [...]
February 3, 2012 | Posted in: Economy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Hackney announces retirement

Via an email: I have decided that I will not be a candidate for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives this year. At [...]
February 2, 2012 | Posted in: Current Events, Morning Post | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Saturday Morning Post

Crazy week in NC politics. Crazy. The scrambling continues after Bev Perdue’s announcement. Lt. Guv Walter Dalton is in because, as someone said, that’s what [...]
January 28, 2012 | Posted in: Civil Rights, Current Events, Elections | Tags: , , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Faison announces run for governor

Statement from Rep. Bill Faison: Representative Bill Faison announces gubernatorial bid – January 28, 2012 The future of our children and our State depends on [...]
January 28, 2012 | Posted in: Current Events, Elections | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Like I was saying

The ActBlue folks quickly got a page up to encourage Brad Miller to run for Governor. It’s already up to 17K. Like I was saying [...]
January 26, 2012 | Posted in: Current Events, Elections | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Hagan on Perdue’s decision

You may recall the two served together in the NC Senate. Another email: GREENSBORO, N.C. – U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (NC) today commented on [...]
January 26, 2012 | Posted in: Current Events, Elections | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Shifting sands

Maybe it was getting booed at a Carolina game or having to make the unemployment rate dropping below 10 percent seem like a harbinger of [...]
January 26, 2012 | Posted in: Current Events, Elections | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Statement from Joe Hackney on Perdue’s decision

Just got this from Joe Hackney: Gov. Perdue will leave office with a reputation as a good governor who managed this state through a difficult [...]
January 26, 2012 | Posted in: Current Events, Elections | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink