The revelation that some prison inmates who are serving “life sentences” for murder, rape and the like could get out of jail due to a quirk in the law has been the subject of much consternation over the past couple months.
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Was that just Gov. Bev Perdue on the radio in a PSA with Elmo, the red monster from Sesame Street?Yes, yes it was.
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The N.C. Council of State, a body made up of the 10 statewide elected officers, met this morning. For the initiated, this group mainly approves land sales, bond issuance, etc… But the monthly meeting has become a reliable place where one can get a...
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Update: This statement came from AG Roy Cooper, following up Gov. Bev Perdue's release:
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Gov. Bev Perdue spoke to reporters from China this morning. In addition to giving an update on her trip, she took questions.
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A few things coming over my desk this afternoon:
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A few of pressing journalistic matters (one a story for the print edition, two others goose chases of the wild sort) have kept me away from regular blogging. But let’s see if I can catch up on the news from around these parts:
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There’s an interesting story with a North Carolina angle in the Los Angeles Times today about tax credits that states offer film production companies. From the story:
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Gov. Bev Perdue spoke to reporters before cutting the ribbon at UNC’s new cancer hospital today. We managed to hit three topics in a few minutes.
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Back about eight years ago, then-Gov. Mike Easley used some highway trust fund money to balance what was then a state budget in deficit. Some taxpayers took exception at that (and another related legislative action) and sued to have the court find that th...
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House Speaker Joe Hackney just sent out this statement: "After consultation with Sen. Basnight and with various members of the House of Representatives, we have agreed that the expense and time required for a veto session are not justified in this ca...
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Gov. Bev Perdue has vetoed House Bill 104, "AN ACT TO CLARIFY LEGISLATIVE CONFIDENTIALITY."Update: Click here for my full story.Among other things, the measure would put certain public records from the executive branch out of public view if they...
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Gov. Bev Perdue has five bills left on her desk from this year’s legislative session.
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