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Isley Won’t Run Again

Jennifer Wig — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:49:37 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. — In a letter to media Monday, Raleigh City Councilman Phillip Isley said he will not seek another term.Isley, an attorey, represents the city’s District E, which covers a northwestern section of the city. See City District Map His letter: “After a great deal of thoughtful consideration and conversations with my friends [...]

NC Legislature Set For Vote On State School Board

Jennifer Wig — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:36:41 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina’s General Assembly holds a joint session to confirm Gov. Beverly Perdue’s three nominations to the state Board of Education. The House and Senate get together Monday night to vote on whether to accept Wayne McDevitt, Patricia Willoughby and Reginald Kenan. McDevitt and Willoughby have been on the board since 2001. Reginald [...]

UNC Study: Openly Gay Lawmakers Influential Though Outnumbered

Jennifer Wig — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:34:48 +0000

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The number of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) representatives in the national legislatures of 18 countries around the world has tripled since 1998. That finding is among those in research by political scientist Andrew Reynolds, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His paper, “The Presence and [...]

Press Conference and Prayer Vigil to be held in the State’s Capitol

Jennifer Wig — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:31:42 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. - Citizens from across North Carolina will gather for a press conference and prayer vigil Tuesday at the south end of Halifax Mall in Raleigh. The press conference is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by a prayer vigil at 11. Local leaders from the North Carolina RIVERKEEPERS, Environmental Justice organizations and other environmental [...]

Obama Listening Tour In Raleigh Today

Jennifer Wig — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:29:32 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. — Organizing for America (OFA), the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) grassroots project to support President Obama’s agenda, will hold meetings Monday, July 13, 7 p.m. at St. Matthews AME Church in Raleigh and Tuesday, July 14, 7:00 p.m. at Fayetteville Technical Community College with local supporters and volunteers as part of OFA’s series [...]

National, NC NAACP Pres Calls For Passge of Racial Justice Act

Jennifer Wig — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:19:09 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. — As the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People convenes this week in New York for its 100th Anniversary, President and CEO Benjamin Jealous joins NC NAACP President and National Board Member Rev. Dr. William Barber in calling on the NC General Assembly to pass the NC Racial Justice Act. “Mr. Jealous [...]

Negotiations Keep Going on Delayed NC State Budget

Jennifer Wig — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:06:11 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. - There’s some movement on the North Carolina state government budget talks. House Speaker Joe Hackney told colleagues Thursday the chamber’s negotiators are ready to work through Friday with their Senate counterparts to try to narrow differences. Hackney said the discussion could enter the weekend if there’s good progress. The General Assembly gave itself another [...]

House Agrees To Alter NC Public Records Litigation

Jennifer Wig — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:43:05 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. - Media outlets and citizens successful in public records lawsuits could soon have a better chance to get their attorney fees paid by the North Carolina government they sue. The House tentatively approved legislation Thursday that would limit situations where a judge could deny legal fees when the city, county or state is in [...]

Late NC Senator Malone Remembered By Colleagues

Jennifer Wig — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:24:38 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. - Colleagues of the late Sen. Vernon Malone recalled him as a man who hated prejudice and poverty and wasn’t afraid to fight to improve the lot for everyone in North Carolina. The Senate approved a resolution Thursday honoring Malone, a Wake County Democrat who died in April at the age of 77. Malone was [...]

House Intel Chair: CIA Has Misled Us For Years

Jennifer Wig — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:49:36 +0000

WASHINGTON - Democrats are accusing senior CIA officials of repeatedly misleading Congress, but Republicans say the allegations are just political maneuvering to protect House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The accusations come as lawmakers prepare to debate intelligence legislation - a bill President Barack Obama has threatened to veto. Letters by the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and [...]

Obama’s Overseas Itinerary

Jennifer Wig — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:54:22 +0000

THURSDAY, JULY 9, IN ITALY -Attends bilateral meeting with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil. -Attends meetings of G-8 plus China, India, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil and Egypt. -Attends working lunch of G-8 and other countries. -Attends world trade discussion. -Attends Major Economies Forum discussion; makes statement to reporters. -Attends G-8 Dinner. FRIDAY, JULY 10, IN ITALY -Attends G-8 breakfast with [...]

Pelosi: Resolution On Michael Jackson Unnecessary

Jennifer Wig — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:49:35 +0000

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she sees no need for a House resolution in praise of Michael Jackson. Pelosi, D-Calif., says Jackson was a great performer, but she thinks the resolution is unnecessary. She said at a news conference Thursday that lawmakers could honor Jackson in speeches in the House. But she said a resolution [...]

Repeat DWI Offenders Could Get NC Licenses Back

Jennifer Wig — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:42:01 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. - Repeat drunken-drivers in North Carolina who get their license revoked could get their permit back after a clean criminal and traffic record for 10 years in legislation approved by the Senate. The measure approved Wednesday would allow a person convicted of habitual impaired driving to ask the Division of Motor Vehicles to get [...]

NC Coastal Insurance Fix Gets Financial Once-Over

Jennifer Wig — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:38:35 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. - A state House committee pores over the financial effects on North Carolina from revamping an underfunded insurance program for coastal properties. The House Finance Committee on Thursday considers the best way to fix the Beach Plan, a vital insurance provider for homes in 18 coastal counties. The Beach Plan has promised insurance coverage to [...]

Frye Added To Sanford Hunt Dinner Name For NC Dems

Jennifer Wig — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:37:24 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina Democrats are honoring the first black chief justice of the state Supreme Court by adding his name to an annual party dinner. The party says the annual Sanford Hunt dinner set for Aug. 29 in Charlotte has been changed to the Sanford Hunt Frye dinner to venerate Henry Frye of Greensboro. [...]

NC Panel To Show Statewide Broadband Coverage Map

Jennifer Wig — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:36:00 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina consumers are getting a glimpse at how much of the state has broadband Internet access and where people are stuck with slower dial-up service. A legislative panel that has looked for ways to expand high-speed Internet access into rural areas on Thursday unveils a map showing where broadband service is available. [...]

NC GOP Leader Pans Perdue’s Temporary Tax Offer

Jennifer Wig — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:34:32 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Tom Fetzer says people don’t trust Gov. Beverly Perdue in her proposal to raise sales taxes temporarily. Fetzer said at a news conference Thursday that Perdue has no credibility on taxes. He says Perdue presided over the Democratic-led Senate as lieutenant governor when it approved a sales tax increase [...]

Perdue Files Her Own NC E-mail Retention Order

Jennifer Wig — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:55:44 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has replaced an order signed by her predecessor that clarifies how and when e-mails in executive-branch agencies should be preserved. The executive order announced Wednesday largely follows the order released by Gov. Mike Easley the day before he left office in January. Perdue says employees can’t delete e-mails they [...]

Perdue Signs Order To Increase Govt Transparency

Jennifer Wig — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:31:17 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. - Gov. Bev Perdue today signed executive orders 17 and 18 to bring greater transparency and accountability to state government. “These executive orders further expand on two hallmarks of my administration – transparency and accountability,” said Perdue. “Only when the doors of government are open wide, and the sun truly shines in, can we be [...]

Audit: States Using Stimulus Just To Stay Afloat

Jennifer Wig — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:55:14 +0000

WASHINGTON - Projects in some of the nation’s poorest areas don’t appear to be getting a fair shake in the spending of $787 billion in stimulus funds, the chairman of the House oversight committee said Wednesday. Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., chairman of the panel, said he was particularly concerned that transportation projects in economically distressed areas [...]