A change that would help

Plenty of troubling tales are emerging from the testimony before the State Board of Elections as part of the investigation of former Governor Mike Easley’s campaign finances, stories about repairs at Easley’s home paid for by campaign money, scores of free plane trips unreported by Easley’s campaign, and insights into the world of big money political fundraising. [Continue Reading...]


Time to stray from the playbook

What Governor Perdue should say and do about the proposed inmate release

Last week, one of North Carolina’s veteran political observers, Rob Christensen of Raleigh’s News & Observer, more or less chalked Governor Beverly Perdue’s recent tough talk surrounding the likely release of several inmates from the Department of Correction up to politics:

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