Court reverses ruling in fair suit
The state Court of Appeals on Tuesday reversed a trial-court ruling related to a State Fair contract and campaign finance scandal that led to prison time for the state's former agriculture commissioner.
Phipps fights fair suit
Amusements of America also wants lawsuit dismissed.
Meg, you're no victim
Even though disgraced former Ag Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps lost 45 pounds in the joint, that coat she tried on upon her release still doesn't fit.
Phipps has few regrets after prison
Meg Scott Phipps, right, the former North Carolina agriculture commissioner and fallen heir of a political dynasty, left prison Monday with no apologies for the scandal that put her away for more than three years. She will serve out the remainder of her sentence under electronic house arrest.
Phipps letters tell of life, lessons in prison
Meg Scott Phipps, daughter and granddaughter of North Carolina governors, tumbled from a political legacy to sleeping on the floor in a cell shared with a mentally ill prisoner. Her release is expected Monday.
Church job, ankle bracelet await Phipps after prison
Former N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps is expected to be released from federal prison April 23 and plans to quickly start a new job as director of Christian education at her Alamance County church, relatives said Tuesday.
House leans toward training for campaign treasurers
Political campaign treasurers would receive regular, mandatory training under a bill tentatively approved Thursday by the state House partly in response to high-profile campaign investigations in recent years.
Look who's talking
Talk about the comeback kid. I thought I'd seen it all when Martha Stewart, still sporting her prison ankle bracelet, announced plans for a refashioned home TV show and an "Apprentice"-style knockoff -- and the world seemed to have cheered.
Scandal remains topic of race
Candidates cannot escape the agriculture department's rocky past.
Three admit lies in Phipps probe
Associates of former agriculture chief Meg Scott Phipps are fined in 2000 case.
8th plea ends Phipps case
Carnival official Morris Vivona Jr. will be sentenced in Greenville on Sept. 7.
8th person cited in Phipps case
Morris Vivona Jr., the general manager of a carnival company, faces one felony count of obstruction of justice.
New company wins Fair bid
Reithoffer Shows of Florida takes over the State Fair; Strates Shows offered less than its winning 2003 bid.
Cobb seeks agriculture post
Chosen to fill in when Meg Scott Phipps resigned, Britt Cobb will run as a Democrat.
Top story of 2003: Phipps
Rob Christensen lists his 10 biggest political stories in North Carolina this year.
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