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Carolina Mercury- Site work this weekend May 18, 2013This weekend, May 18-20, well be updating our main site to improve speed and reliability. Expect some delays. Feel free to visit us at our Facebook Page or on Twitter. Thanks, The Management […]
- HB 730 passes final House vote May 16, 2013HB 730, a bill limiting insurance coverage for abortion services in North Carolina, passed the House Thursday morning. “This is an unprecedented attack on a woman’s fundamental right to make deeply personal decisions about her health,” said Rep. Adams, debating the bill. Adams argued that […]
- Duke shuts down Shearon Harris May 16, 2013WTVD reporting that Duke Energy has shut down its Shearon Harris nuclear plant in New Hill near the Wake-Chatham border. Duke Energy Progress has shut down the Shearon Harris nuclear plant near Jordan Lake in southern Wake County after an inspection revealed early signs of […]
- Site work this weekend May 18, 2013
Category Archives: 2008 Elections
The horse race
Been immersed in the horse race coverage. As we start early voting in NC and get closer to Election Day, the speculating goes up to 11. The national pundit corps is starting to troll deeper into state media for clues. … Continue reading
Posted in 2008 Elections, 2012 Elections, Campaigns, Current Events, Politics, Polls
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Hagan says she supports public option
Sen. Kay Hagan joined fellow Dems on the HELP committee in supporting a public option in health care reform. TPM has the story here. Jame Hamser of FireDogLake has been on this story from jump street. Betsy at BlueNC is … Continue reading
Posted in 2008 Elections, Health Care, Policy
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MoveOn ads on Health Care
Word via TPM that MoveOn is going to take on Sen. Kay Hagan over the public option. I spoke with some folks in the Senator’s office yesterday and they explained that she could support a public option but is unwilling … Continue reading
PACing the legislature
This lovely reminder of how things work from Bob Hall and our friends at Democracy NC: (link to report) SPECIAL-INTEREST PACS GUARD TAX LOOPHOLES A new analysis shows that three dozen of North Carolina’s biggest political action committees (PACs) donated … Continue reading
Hagan’s challenge
Editorial from this week’s paper: About 16 years ago, the state of Florida passed health care reforms that promised at least a beginning for universal coverage offering both public and private options. Pushing through those reforms, which were touted at … Continue reading
Money changes everything
Pretty detailed and serious analysis by Nate Silver on Health Care Pac contributions and its influence on Senators such as our dear friend Kay Hagan, who is now waffling on the public option in the health care reform package. The … Continue reading
She’s not in NC anymore
Those Ruby Slippers musta worked. Doles to speak in Kansas.
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Democracy NC on activism and the recent elections
Here’s the release from Bob Hall and the gang at Democracy NC on a study of activism in the recent elections: (link to xls file here) democracy-nc.org NC Counties Ranked for Voter Activism; Both Major Parties Can Claim Victories North … Continue reading