Politicians converge on Raleigh
Sunday, April 29th, 2007
By Chris Fitzsimon
Ryan Teague Beckwith and Rob Christensen, Staff Writers There was politics galore in Raleigh on Saturday, with Democrats holding their traditional Jefferson-Jackson Day events and the Civitas Institute hosting its Conservative Leadership Conference. Among the speakers Saturday night were Republican U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole and U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel, the House Democratic Caucus chairman. It was a day filled with panel discussions about politics and fundraisers for Democratic congressional candidates. A few highlights:
State Treasurer Richard Moore, a presumptive candidate for governor, said North Carolina’s state employee pension fund is in good shape.
Speaking at the Democratic Women of Wake County’s annual Jefferson-Jackson Breakfast this morning, Moore said that in 2001 most state pension funds were "actuarially sound."
But he cited a recent Wall Street Journal article that found just three states — including North Carolina — still had enough money to make their expected payments. (more…)
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