Some Republican leaders want to keep them away from the GOP primary and let party members choose their own nominees.
Modified: 11/20/09 03:03:02 PM
Under the Dome:
The departure of state Sen. Tony Rand has a lot of people wondering how the Senate will operate without the powerful master of rules, legislative maneuvers and hardball politics.
Modified: 11/20/09 05:17:45 AM
Gov. Beverly Perdue says officials never doled out credits for good behavior to those sentenced to life in the 1970s.
Modified: 11/20/09 05:10:13 AM
Sarah Palin kicked off her book tour in Michigan this week, and thousands gathered outside a Barnes & Noble chanting her name, giving the event the feel of a political pep rally. The Army wants Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg on Monday to be much quieter.
Modified: 11/20/09 05:24:04 AM
Four female inmates have filed a federal class-action lawsuit accusing North Carolina prison officials of subjecting female prisoners to extensive sexual violence.
Modified: 11/20/09 05:36:25 AM
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
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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
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
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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
René Dickerson will unveil his portrait of former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms this evening.
Modified: 11/18/09 02:08:32 PM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Christensen:
Marc Basnight, leader of the N.C. Senate, has spent many years being underestimated.
Modified: 11/15/09 06:03:25 AM
Six hospitals owe the state more than $2.5 million as a result of overcharges.
Modified: 11/14/09 10:18:23 AM
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
Military prosecutors said Friday they plan to seek new charges against the alleged mastermind of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole.
Couple plead guilty to Cuba spying, will go to prison
FAA says equipment outage caused 819 flight delays
Forsyth County District Attorney Tom Keith, who says his office has sent more people to death row than any other county in the state, says he will retire after nearly 20years on the job to spend more time with family and focus on other projects.
Jordan Lake petition ruled valid
Wake reopens quest for school site
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