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UNC wrestles with paid leave policy

The UNC system's governing board is not united behind reducing the paid leaves that campus chancellors get when they step down.
Modified: 11/13/09 09:44:44 PM

Moore defends his investment

Six months before former state Treasurer Richard Moore left office, the North Carolina pension fund that he oversaw invested more than $500 million in the investment fund firm that now employs him.
Modified: 11/13/09 08:24:45 PM

Etheridge won't run for Senate

Bob Etheridge said Friday that he would not challenge Republican Sen. Richard Burr next year.
Modified: 11/14/09 07:40:53 AM

Tar Heel Tally

Democrats' health bill: Voting 220 for and 215 against, the House on Saturday passed a bill (HR 3962) that would provide affordable medical insurance to about 36 million uncovered U.S.
Modified: 11/13/09 10:59:48 PM

Where are the pro-business legislators?

A recent ranking of the most business-friendly state legislators gave noticeably higher marks to Charlotte-area lawmakers than to those from the Triangle.
Modified: 11/13/09 06:04:51 AM

UNC moving to stop expensive leaves

The UNC Board of Governors is poised to clamp down on leave policies that wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Modified: 11/13/09 05:02:58 AM

Possible payoffs investigated

Investigators ask six state officials whether they took payoffs from associates of a developer tied to Mike Easley.
Modified: 11/13/09 06:02:40 AM

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Democrats await word from Etheridge

U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge's aides said he plans to announce his decision this week on whether to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr.
Modified: 11/13/09 11:24:50 PM

Hagan waits for details of bill

With the U.S. Senate less than a week from diving into debate on historic health legislation, Sen. Kay Hagan said Tuesday that now is the time to improve the nation's health care system.
Modified: 11/11/09 05:56:03 AM

Pension fund rises with markets

Rebounding stock markets helped boost returns for North Carolina's public employee pension funds during the third quarter.
Modified: 11/09/09 08:57:33 PM

Race law lacks traction

Judges have rejected defendants' requests to delay murder cases to examine whether they face the death penalty because of their skin color.
Modified: 11/10/09 05:04:40 AM

Pressure builds on Hagan

Sen. Kay Hagan's vote could be vital as Senate leaders try to pass health care reform.
Modified: 11/10/09 11:11:24 PM

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Charlotte's toll-free loop nettles Wake

Now that Wake County leaders have accepted the hard fact that local drivers must pay tolls to finance the rest of the 540 Outer Loop, they're peeved at the news that Charlotte drivers will see their own loop finished toll-free.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:41:31 PM

UNC tuition hike too small, some say

Students at UNC-Chapel Hill will continue to pay far less for their educations than peers at most of the campus's competitors under a tuition plan approved Thursday. And that, some say, is a problem.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:36:28 PM

Students protest tuition increase

A planned tuition increase at UNC-Chapel Hill is meeting some opposition from students who want more say in the process.
Modified: 11/18/09 09:09:12 PM

Helms portrait wins resounding 'yes'

More than 100 of U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms' family members, friends and associates gathered Wednesday night to see the senator's portrait unveiled in one of congressional Republicans' most distinguished enclaves, the private Capitol Hill Club.
Modified: 11/19/09 06:12:10 AM

Unlikely portraitist for Helms

René Dickerson will unveil his portrait of former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms this evening.
Modified: 11/18/09 02:08:32 PM

New majority leader doesn't want repeat

Sen. Martin Nesbitt, the Asheville lawmaker who was elected as the Senate majority leader Tuesday, will help lead Senate Democrats into an election next year that looks painfully familiar.
Modified: 11/17/09 11:23:28 PM

4th circuit nominees worry U.S. attorney

Under the Dome: George Holding, the Republican-appointed U.S. attorney for North Carolina's eastern district, expressed angst about changes in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, which includes North Carolina.
Modified: 11/17/09 04:41:48 AM

Perdue: State finances better, but joblessness likely to rise

Gov. Beverly Perdue told elected education officials Monday that the state's financial picture is improving but unemployment may keep rising in the short term.
Modified: 11/16/09 09:49:51 PM

Wildlife posts come under scrutiny

For all the hours they devote to hunting, fishing and other outdoors matters, many members of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission also give generously to their political patrons.
Modified: 11/16/09 05:48:30 AM

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Lawmakers shift on Cuba

Three North Carolina congressional Democrats have changed their views on U.S. relations with Cuba in recent years, just as they began receiving thousands of dollars in donations from the country's largest Cuban-American political action committee.
Modified: 11/16/09 04:19:44 AM

Wanda Sykes has had "enough" of NC Rep Virginia Foxx

When NC Rep. Virginia Foxx talks about health care, comedian and talk show host Wanda Sykes hears "Enough is enough!" Foxx got called out on "The Wanda Sykes Show" Saturday night for her comments against health care reform, with Sykes likening Foxx's remarks to made-up movie lines.
Modified: 11/16/09 03:12:07 PM

Conservatives rally in Raleigh

More than 400 demonstrators marched at the State Capitol on Saturday to protest higher taxes and Democratic federal health care legislation.
Modified: 11/15/09 05:19:44 AM

A rival uplifted or tamed

Christensen: Marc Basnight, leader of the N.C. Senate, has spent many years being underestimated.
Modified: 11/15/09 06:03:25 AM

Hospitals overbilled state plan, audit finds

Six hospitals owe the state more than $2.5 million as a result of overcharges.
Modified: 11/14/09 10:18:23 AM

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