State Sen. Tony Rand reads a bill in this July 2008 photo by News & Observer photographer Chris Seward.
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State Sen. Tony Rand reads a bill in this July 2008 photo by News & Observer photographer Chris Seward.
Comments (0) [...]N.C. Republican Party Chairman Tom Fetzer says he believes the genesis for the current run of corruption in state government began in 1977, when the state changed the Constitution to allow governors to serve two consecutive terms.
That prompted the legislature to end its practice of limiting leaders leaders of [...]
State GOP Chairman Tom Fetzer said Tuesday's election results are good news for Republicans.
"I think the pendulum is turning back as it always does," Fetzer said in an interview with reporters and editors of The News & Observer. "I think there is a wave cresting [...]
One poll says North Carolinians are increasingly opposed to health care reform proposals advanced by Democrats.
Another poll says more than half of state residents support those proposals. A third national poll says 45 percent of Americans oppose President Barack Obama's health care plan.
Dome isn't an expert on these [...]
The state has published a new book on the 1898 Wilmington race riot. It is called, not surprisingly, "A Day of Blood: The 1898 Wilmington Race Riot."
The book, by LeRae Umfleet, is being published by the Historical Publications Section of the N.C. Office of Archives [...]
U.S. Sens. Kay Hagan and Richard Burr said they want to see North Carolinians on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.
President Barack Obama nominated Judges James Wynn and Albert Diaz to the court, which serves North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. [...]
The State Employees Association of N.C. has launched a Web site and mail campaign intended to counter Blue Cross and Blue Shield of N.C.'s efforts on health care.
SEANC's campaign is a reaction to a mailer by Blue Cross, which urged people to lobby U.S. [...]
North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Jim Wynn and Superior Court Judge Albert Diaz, of Charlotte, have been nominated by President Barack Obama for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.
"Their distinguished judicial careers leave no doubt that they will be [...]
Support for Democratic health care reform proposals is slipping, according to a poll released by the Civitas Institute.
According to the poll conducted Oct. 20-21, just over 49 percent of 600 likely voters said they disapproved of the current plan while about 40 percent supported it. About 10 percent [...]
For the first time in 20 years, Pat McCrory voted in a Charlotte election and didn't see his name on the ballot.
Charlotte Observer columnist Tommy Tomlinson spent some time with McCrory on Tuesday as the Republican's tenure as mayor comes to a close. The paper is [...]
News & Observer cartoonist Dwane Powell, who has poked, skewered and lampooned political figures and issues for 35 years, retires today.
Powell, who turns 65 this week, drew more than 8,000 editorial cartoons that pointed out the foibles, the contradictions and affectations of the state's elected leaders, Rob Christensen reports.
"It's [...]
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