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Stay up on the stay

Mark Kleinschmidt is doing an excellent job of keeping us up-to-date on the order halting executions in North Carolina. Here’s his blog and the link [...]
January 25, 2007 | Posted in: Administration, Courts, Current Events, Policy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Legislators call on Governor to stop executions

Via Sen. Kinnaird: A group of legislators delivered a letter to Gov. Easley this afternoon asking for suspension of executions. Here’s the text: Dear Governor [...]
January 23, 2007 | Posted in: Administration, Courts, Current Events, Misc, Policy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Morning post: The Speaker is

The next Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives is not Jim Black. This according to Jim Black, who says he’s out. Meanwhile the [...]
December 13, 2006 | Posted in: Administration, Current Events, Media, Morning Post, Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Praise the Lord, but don’t pass the ammunition

The state Wildliife Resources Commission withdraws the request to open Sunday to hunting. I know a lot of people who love the woods but fear [...]
December 6, 2006 | Posted in: Administration, Current Events, Environment, Policy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Morning Post: A here we go now

You can vote now, so go do it. Really. Early voting is one of the great advances of the 21st century. Enjoy it. Back in [...]
October 22, 2006 | Posted in: Administration, Current Events, Elections, Media, Morning Post, Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

300 million

We are now a nation of 300 million people. Unfortunately, we are less of a nation this morning as we no longer have the writ [...]
October 17, 2006 | Posted in: Administration, Current Events, Media, Morning Post | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

New state audit and immigration

A new report by the State Auditor’s office offers another indication that the state is going to step up its review of Social Security information, [...]
October 2, 2006 | Posted in: Administration, Current Events, Higher Ed, Policy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

TWC: Shortchanged on infrastructure

This week’s attempt a punditry is a look at the infrastructure mess in NC. Also, report card troubles for the Old North State. Here’s the [...]
September 28, 2006 | Posted in: Administration, Columns, Current Events, Policy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink