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.
Black gets more time to pay $1 million fine
Ex-speaker trying to sell his holdings.
Board still seeks Black disclosure
Four months past the due date, the campaign of former N.C. House Speaker Jim Black still has not disclosed how it raised and spent money in the first half of 2007.
Youth label sticks to Black's replacement
Mecklenburg County Democrats chose Tricia Cotham in March to replace former House Speaker Jim Black, who had resigned amid a corruption scandal. At 28, she's the youngest member of the General Assembly.
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