RALEIGH (AP) — The General Assembly returned to work Wednesday for the first time since a seismic shift in North Carolina politics brought Republicans to power in both chambers.
The gavels fell in the House and Senate at noon for the new two-year session. GOP lawmakers, who will be in charge of both chambers for the […]
“We will put more Americans to work repairing crumbling roads and bridges,” President Barack Obama said.
Barack Obama said he will intensify efforts to repair the nation’s roads, bridges and mass transit systems, calling the work necessary to create jobs and compete with nations that have made those investments.
In his State of the Union […]
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The start of the conference is still six months away, but organizers are working diligently to ensure that Plug-In 2011 meets expectations. That’s important because the conference, now in its fourth year, has moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, for 2011. California hosted the first three conferences and now Raleigh has the chance to showcase to […]
Gov. Beverly Perdue won’t pursue selling the state’s liquor operations, saying Thursday that the one-time windfall from privatizing government-run stores would hardly quench North Carolina’s fiscal needs unless alcohol regulations were loosened.
A consultant hired by the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission said the state would gain roughly $300 million in one-time money by selling licenses […]
RALEIGH – I had an admittedly unorthodox reaction to Gov. Beverly Perdue’s announcement last week that she would not propose privatizing North Carolina’s government-run liquor stores.
The governor sided with a large, diverse array of interest groups opposing the idea: local politicians who want to keep the revenue and patronage, beer and wine wholesalers who don’t […]
This week marks a new chapter in our state’s history. For the first time since 1870, Republicans will lead both chambers in the N.C. General Assembly. We assume leadership positions at a time of great challenges, tremendous responsibility and with the opportunity to be agents of remarkable change.
The list of important goals for North Carolina’s […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Democratic Sen. Linda Garrou used to have a key post in the Senate majority, a spacious corner office, extra research assistants and the ear of Senate leader Marc Basnight. People listened intently to what she said because she held sway on forming the state’s $19 billion budget.
Now, the longtime appropriations committee co-chair […]
Estal Fain had already rejected eight candidates for a job as a records analyst at a Chattanooga insurance company when a midlevel manager walked into his office.
“I think I’ve found the one you’re looking for,” she told him. “He’ll probably be my boss within a year.”
Fain hired 21-year-old Thom Tillis back in 1981, bypassing college […]
