Black could cut time by helping prosecutors
While friends lobby for a pardon, imprisoned former N.C. House Speaker Jim Black may hold his own key to early release -- by cooperating with prosecutors who put him behind bars.
Jim Black needs a break, supporters say
Former Republican Gov. Jim Martin plans to be among those asking federal officials to move former Democratic House Speaker Jim Black to a prison closer to home or to commute his sentence.
Let me go or put me near home, Black asks
Former N.C. House Speaker Jim Black has asked President Barack Obama to set him free or put him a little closer to home.
Black crony hasn't faced discipline
State Briefs: The man who collected checks for former House Speaker Jim Black, a fellow optometrist, is still licensed after a corruption-related conviction.
Black pays half of $1 million fine
Former N.C. House Speaker Jim Black has paid half of an unprecedented $1 million fine days before a court-ordered deadline, his lawyers and prosecutors said Thursday.
Eye exam mandate fades away
Former House Speaker Jim Black's controversial program to help children get screened for vision problems appears to be going out with a whimper.
Ethics panel scorns auditor
A potential ethics violation involving a legislator is at the heart of a dispute over which state agency has the right to enforce ethics laws.
When e-mail makes news
Government e-mail messages contain more than birthday greetings and announcements of meetings. Several major stories in the past few years have been confirmed by getting the e-mail through the public records law.
Probe of jobs for Black's son ends
Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby said he will not pursue a criminal investigation into allegations that former House Speaker Jim Black's son improperly won contracts to provide pest control for three state prison projects.
Black adjusting to prison, friends say
A prison term for corruption will apparently not keep former N.C. House Speaker Jim Black from the holiday season's simple pleasures.
SBI to look into prison pest control contracting
The State Bureau of Investigation has opened an inquiry into how the son of former House Speaker Jim Black received contracts to provide pest control at three state prisons.
Rep. Wright charged with fraud
A top deputy for former House Speaker Jim Black is accused of fraud worth more than $350,000.
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