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Tony Rand resigns

This from the Speaker’s office: Speaker Hackney statement on resignation of Sen. Tony Rand “Sen. Rand served the people of Cumberland County and the state [...]
November 4, 2009 | Posted in: Misc, State | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

State audit calls for tighter controls on Golden LEAF

State Auditor Beth Wood’s office just released a look at the practices and oversight of the Golden Long-term Economic Advancement Foundation — the state’s Golden [...]
November 2, 2009 | Posted in: Administration, State | Tags: , , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

quick survey

5 out of 7 headlines read something like President says ‘stop bickering and pass health care’ Speech and transcript at C&L Also: some asshat from [...]
September 9, 2009 | Posted in: 2010 Elections, Administration | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Memo to Raleigh

All the cool states are doing it. Despite budgets ravaged by the recession, at least 13 states have invested millions of dollars this year to [...]
July 19, 2009 | Posted in: Administration, Current Events, Health Care | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Questioning Turpike Authority

Rep. Crawford’s House Bill 1617 is up in the Senate today. The bill changes the way the state’s turnpike authority is set up. Under the [...]
July 13, 2009 | Posted in: Administration, Economy, Transportation | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

The Long Struggle

Via the White House: . . . The American people are the most insurance-minded people in the world. They will not be frightened off from [...]
July 9, 2009 | Posted in: Administration, Health Care | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Prevent Racial Profiling

Senate Bill 464 — prevent racial profiling — is going to get a review by the House Juvenile Justice Judiciary Committee this week. (Remember the [...]
July 6, 2009 | Posted in: Administration, Current Events, Immigration, Policy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

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 [...]
June 26, 2009 | Posted in: 2008 Elections, Budget, Policy | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink