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Governor Perdue has vetoed the repeal of the "Racial Justice Act." (RJA). The Legislature will meet January 4, 2012 to consider whether to override the veto or not. It should do so.
Yesterday Governor Beverly Perdue vetoed SB 9 "An Act to Reform the Racial Justic Act of 2009 to be consistent with the United State Supreme Court Ruling in McClaskey v. Kemp".
Citing personal and family reasons, Second District State Representative Tim Spear told about 250 Democratic Party faithfuls today that he will not run for re-election next year.
This is just about the most absurd situation we've seen in a long time. We've previously reported on the State Auditor's reports of some of the UNC campuses and they all show clearly that the financial condition of the campuses does not justify any kind of tuition or fee increase.
The N. C. Senate approved SB 9 Monday (11-28-11) sending the bill to the Governor. The bill effectively guts the so-called Racial Justice Act.
Raleigh - Rep. Bill Cook(R-Beaufort/Pitt), currently serving his first term in the North Carolina House of Representatives, recently gained recognition by two leading state and national conservative organizations for his service in the NC House.
What has become both a most celebrated, and scorned political movement is now at the level of full accountability to the public.
We have previously reported several stories of people who have died after being "tasered," or shocked with a stun gun. Moreover, we have also reported recently that the N. C.
The United States of America may be broken. Are you ready to do your part to pick up the pieces and rebuild us?
The Congressional Super Committee, consisting of six Democrats, six Republicans from both the United States house and Senate is on the brink of failure.
The N. C. Utilities Commission held a public hearing in Beaufort County last night (11-17-11) for the purpose of hearing comments from the public on the proposed Pantego Wind Farm.
In a case that illustrates how important the election of appellant court judges is in this state, a severely divided N. C. Supreme Court last week let stand a 2010 Court of Appeals (COA) decision that outlawed real estate "impact fees" as a means of building schools.
President Barack Obama once again placed leadership aside to take the opportunity to do what he does best - campaign to friendly crowds. It the President finds an unfriendly crowd, he does what he knows best: he becomes a "man of the People," "really listens to the People."
President Barack Obama's ongoing "soak the rich because they are evil campaign" is finally spawning a cop-cat movement, which was always his intended purpose.
Is a stun gun a dangerous weapon capable of inflicting deadly force? That is a question we have raised here on several occasions and suggested that they should be treated as deadly weapons.
The N. C. Baptist Hospital has dropped its suit against Joseph Vincoli. Ordinarily that would not be big news, at least not outside Forsyth County. But it is big news. Here's why.
U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Eagles ruled today (10-27-11) that John Edwards defense in his campaign finance case must go to trial.
We asserted that Vice President Joe Biden was being dishonest about why Obama's "Jobs Bill" should be passed. He contended that if the bill did not pass that "...murders, rapes and fires" would increase.
The loss was huge, his effort was great: And just what will President Barack Obama do now to regain the essential momentum to retake the campaign trail and secure his re-election?
President Barack Obama, long the liberal and moreover, long the favorite of United States Jews, is now seen having his impregnable block vote of Jewish Americans slip away.
Next month the N.C. General Assembly will reconvene to consider putting several constitutional amendments before the voters of this great state.
Next month the N.C. General Assembly will reconvene to consider putting several constitutional amendments before the voters of this great state.
The SBI has been investigating voter fraud in Wake County after the Board of Elections there turned over information to the Wake County District Attorney.
For the first time in the history of the United States, the United States Government and their United States Treasury has suffered a debt-rating downgrade at the hands of the Standard and Poor's (S&P) rating service, to AA+.
ometimes we agree with the WDN's editorial position and sometimes we don't. Either way we don't hesitate to say so. We think competition in ideas is just as good as competition in other areas.
We don't know of anyone who has advocated more strongly for reduced state spending than have we. And in general we think the Republican-controlled legislature did a good job of doing just that, with some exceptions.
They've changed Congressional District 1, represented by Congressman G. K. Butterfield again. This time it was in response to complaints from Butterfield himself and a number of speakers at the recent public hearings on the plan.
Municipal Elections' filing period in Beaufort County has been extended to July 20, 2011 due to lack of participation by candidates seeking municipal office.
The N. C. Senate this afternoon (7-13-11) sent a clear message to North Carolina of what it would be like if Republicans gain control of both houses of the legislature in 2012.
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