HOLDING ON HOLD: The Obama administration declined to say Tuesday whether Republican U.S. Attorney George Holding will be allowed to complete his investigations into two of North Carolina's most prominent Democrats, former Gov. Mike Easley and two-time presidential candidate John Edwards. U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, a Democrat from [...]
Will U.S. Attorney George Holding (a Republican appointee) be allowed to finish the investigations of Mike Easley and John Edwards before he is replaced by Obama/Hagan nominee Thomas Walker? The Obama administration won’t say, and common sense tells you that’s an indication of what’s up. Joe Sinsheimer offers this [...]
This Thursday, the Don and Rick show will visit Asheville’s Renaissance Hotel to talk about criminal investigations associated with former Governor Mike Easley. The program will start at 6:30. As far as I’m concerned, most of what government does is criminal, anyway. As Asheville city councilman for one more [...]
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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JLF’s Joe Coletti points out the irony of the request by 20 state legislators for a Roy Cooper investigation into Blue Cross Blue Shield. Just to shield themselves — poorly done, I might add — from the obvious political bullying they’re engaging in, the 20 acknowledge they want an [...]
A big story today concerned ethics investigations into Heath Shuler’s alleged use of his power to obtain a special deal on TVA property. I only care because I’m tying my brain in pretzels trying to figure out why Republicans want to give Speaker Pelosi power by creating public will in [...]
In the wake of the ongoing investigations of former Governor Mike Easley, a new scorecard suggests an antidote to North Carolina’s money-in-politics problems.
NC Voters for Clean Elections has released its 2009 Scorecard on Campaign Reform, highlighting the state’s progress on campaign finance reform. The scorecard hones in on legislative [...]
