Under the Dome: N.C. Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight told the state's congressional delegation Friday that North Carolina doesn't need any more study about a Navy outlying landing field.
Modified: 11/23/09 05:23:44 AM
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Doug Hoffman, the conservative New York congressional candidate whose race drew national attention earlier this month, said the special election was "a fight for the soul of the Republican Party."
Modified: 11/23/09 05:24:09 AM
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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
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A Democratic political consultant and state government watchdog is urging Gov. Bev Perdue to remove Ruffin Poole, who was a top aide to former Gov. Mike Easley, from the board that distributes millions in tobacco settlement money.
Modified: 11/19/09 08:28:13 AM
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The N.C. Republican Party's executive committee will consider banning unaffiliated voters from voting in Republican primaries.
Modified: 11/18/09 10:59:19 AM
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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
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North Carolina lawmakers are taking heat for something they say they didn't do.
Modified: 11/16/09 04:25:23 AM
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Former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee sees big gains for Republicans in the U.S. House next year.
Modified: 11/15/09 05:25:49 AM
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A new poll found that 43 percent of state residents approved of the job Gov. Bev Perdue was doing at the end of October, a surge of 14 points from earlier in the month.
Modified: 11/16/09 09:49:50 PM
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The infamous $400 haircuts that undercut John Edwards' presidential message of reducing poverty started with a tip from the campaign of then-candidate Barack Obama.
Modified: 11/12/09 05:49:06 AM
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State Board of Education Chairman Bill Harrison says the education agency didn't mean to make it hard for former students who failed competency tests to get diplomas or for schools to give them out.
Modified: 11/11/09 08:10:08 AM
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North Carolina hands out hundreds of millions of dollars to nonprofit organizations each year but fails to adequately keep track of the money, according to a legislative report released Monday.
Modified: 11/10/09 05:23:50 AM
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Among all the politicians at the state legislature, it appears none is conservative enough to suit Civitas Action.
Modified: 11/09/09 05:32:45 AM
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Wondering what sort of campaign Elaine Marshall might run in her bid for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate?
Modified: 11/11/09 09:55:30 PM
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North Carolina's congressional delegation is asking the U.S. Department of Labor to listen to farmers before making changes to the visas used by seasonal farmworkers.
Modified: 11/06/09 05:31:52 AM
The State Employees Association of North Carolina has launched a Web site and mail campaign to counter Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina's efforts on health care reform.
Modified: 11/04/09 11:25:29 PM
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U.S. Sen. Richard Burr is the target of a new Internet ad campaign seeking to tie his political contributions to his vote on a bill involving how overseas American contractors handle allegations of rape.
Modified: 11/13/09 08:24:45 PM
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With the U.S. House expected to begin debate soon on health care legislation, most North Carolinians think some form of reform is needed, according to a new poll released Monday morning.
Modified: 11/03/09 05:33:20 AM
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The job former first lady Mary Easley got at N.C. State University - and its fallout - is following former N.C. State University Chancellor James Oblinger across the country.
Modified: 11/03/09 10:18:25 AM
The State Board of Elections was thinking of you when it bought sound equipment for last week's hearings into the campaign finances of former Gov. Mike Easley and the state Democratic Party.
Modified: 11/01/09 07:19:21 AM
Under the Dome:
It's not only possible to become a state lawmaker without getting elected, but 31 of the 170 members of the legislature have done it.
Modified: 10/30/09 05:35:22 AM
North Carolina's former chief investment officer, Pat Gerrick, asked some of her then-subordinates in the state Treasurer's Office to help her daughter with college homework.
Modified: 10/29/09 09:42:08 AM
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U.S. Sen. Richard Burr returned this week from a trip to Afghanistan to meet with foreign leaders, military officials and soldiers.
Modified: 10/28/09 04:46:34 AM
U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler is again playing in the Congress vs. Capitol Police football game, which raises money for families of three officers killed in the line of duty.
Modified: 10/26/09 03:41:36 AM
Gov. Beverly Perdue is not alone in China, and certainly not the only elected official from North Carolina. Eleven legislators also are there.
Modified: 10/24/09 10:24:21 PM
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State revenues are 1 percent below projections, according to a report by the legislature's Fiscal Research Division.
Modified: 10/23/09 05:38:11 AM
An item in Thursday's Under the Dome column misstated the source of a YouTube video featuring Linda McMahon, a North Carolina native and former WWE wrestling executive who is running for U.S. Senate in Connecticut.
Modified: 10/22/09 11:42:29 PM
A political tip: If you're going to send something to the governor's office, you'd better know what's in it.
Modified: 10/23/09 04:19:41 PM
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Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger delivered a big ol' mess of opinion surveys to the governor's office Tuesday.
Modified: 10/21/09 06:22:16 AM
John Edwards' approval rating among Americans has fallen 27 points, the steepest drop Gallup has measured since 1992.
Modified: 10/20/09 03:53:12 AM
N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Rick Elmore has announced he will run for re-election in 2010, reports Mandy Locke. Elmore was initially elected to the court in 2002. Prior to that, he...
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