Could a populist idea from the 1990s come back into debate today as a way to clean up corruption in government? According to our latest poll, yes.
73 percent of voters say they support term limits for members of the General Assembly. And when asked an open-ended question on what’s the [...]
“Keep the reform train rolling” is Chris Fitzsimon’s recommendation to the state. He commends Gov. Perdue’s actions to strengthen state ethics laws but they come amidst to new corruption allegations involving more state leaders. In his commentary, Fitzsimon argues that we need additional campaign finance reforms.
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These are headlines no Democratic candidate wants to see:
A former governor under investigation for corruption, a top Senate Democrat accused of insider trading, a current governor with approval ratings in the 40s and a big tax increase to cope with the biggest budget shortfall [...]
U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan re-emphasized to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in a phone call this week that she wants current federal investigations into public corruption in North Carolina completed.
Hagan, a Greensboro Democrat, has told the White House that she wants U.S. Attorney George Holding, who [...]
Nah, say it isn’t so. . .The lead story on the WRAL website implicates the most powerful member of the Senate (Tony Rand-D, Cumberland) in an insider trading scheme.
(Paul) Feldman alleged that Rand and other politicians engaged in insider trading in 2004 and 2005 and that Rand also was [...]
Word is out that Gov. Beverly Perdue will consider some new ethics rules related to political appointees refusing to cooperate with investigations about government corruption. We would suggest that she look into some existing laws on ethics in government; specifically, conflicts of interest by state employees.
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Chris Fitzsimon points out in his commentary “Public anxiety and frustration” that poll numbers and news headlines about political corruption lead us to the wrong conclusions.
Yes, the government stimulus package kept the economy from complete collapse but in his Weekly Briefing “Question: How should Congress spell “relief” for [...]
Last week’s letter to Governor Perdue from anti-corruption activist Joe Sinsheimer seems to have had an impact. No word yet on whether the Guv has any interest in recommendations #1 or #2 regarding, respectively, Ruffin Poole’s service on the Golden Leaf Foundation Board or former Governor Easley’s old highway [...]
