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Sorry it’s been so quiet around here lately. I’ve been working on a slew of non-political holiday stories. If you missed my Friday morning piece on "Turkey 101" for military spouses, that’s here . There’s more to come this week, including a sit-down with Butterball’s Turkey Maven-in-Chief and a visit to the Wake County SPCA. Stay tuned.
NC panel penalizes former gov, asks for probe
In contrast to Wake County's contentious school board race and the sweeping change it promises for North Carolina's largest district, the contest for three Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board seats comes off as quiet and quaint.
Members of what's known as the SWAT team — Burke County Board of Education candidates Susan Stroup, Sam Wilkinson, Buddy Armour and Catherine Thomas — violated North Carolina's campaign-finance laws, according to the N.C. State Board of Elections.
North Carolina elections officials penalized former Gov. Mike Easley's campaign $100,000 Friday for not reporting flights provided by a political ally and asked prosecutors to investigate whether he or others broke laws by trying to hide them or other expenses.
Day Four of the Easley hearings was a drawn-out, interesting-in-a-boring-way affair. If you’re a campaign finance geek like I am, it was fascinating. If not, it was pretty deadly.
Members of the State Board of Elections spoke in a unanimous voice Friday: Mike Easley should be investigated on suspicion of committing crimes while he was governor of North Carolina.
The State Board of Elections could decide Thursday whether former governor Mike Easley is guilty of campaign finance violations. The star witness of the three days of hearings so far was Easley himself.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ The North Carolina Court of Appeals has blocked temporarily an order that prevented the State Board of Elections from forcing an ex-aide to former Governor Mike Easley to testify. The court issued yesterday a temporary stay that quashed the board's subpoena of Ruffin Poole.
Duke and North Carolina are projected to be the co-ACC champions for the 2009-2010 men’s basketball season. In the voting among media members at ACC Operation Basketball here yesterday, Duke and North Carolina finished in a tie for first, each receiving a total of 545 votes. Duke received 25 first-place votes, North Carolina 20. Clemson was picked third and Georgia Tech fourth.
A North Carolina district attorney has asked to be recused from investigating whether former Gov. Mike Easley or others should be prosecuted for crimes in the wake of a State Board of Elections hearing.
“How many of you are not registered to vote?” North Carolina Rep. Sandra Spaulding Hughes, D-Wilmington, asked a packed auditorium of Elizabeth City State University students.
And boy, DID he. Former governor Mike Easley was on the stand at the state elections board hearing for five hours today, fielding questions on everything from home repairs and odd car-lease deals to fundraising and campaign finance law.
By Gary D. Robertson RALEIGH, N.C. North Carolina elections officials have penalized former Gov. Mike Easley's campaign $100,000 for unreported airplane flights and asked prosecutors to investigate whether laws were broken. The State Board of Elections decision today came after hearings into the conduct of the two-term Democrat and the state Democratic Party.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Court of Appeals has blocked an order that prevented the State Board of Elections this week from forcing an ex-aide to former Gov. Mike Easley to testify.
Video Body RALEIGH -- North Carolina elections officials have penalized former Gov. Mike Easley's campaign $100,000 for unreported airplane flights and asked prosecutors to investigate whether laws were broken. The State Board of Elections decision Friday came after hearings into the conduct of the two-term Democrat and the state Democratic Party. The party was ordered to forfeit $9,000 ...