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Court orders new disciplinary proceeding for former Guilford judge
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has vacated an order suspending former Guilford County District Judge Mark Cummings’ law license for five years.
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State lawmaker charged with indecent liberties with a child
North Carolina state Rep. Cecil Brockman, D-Guilford, was arrested Wednesday, charged with taking indecent liberties with a child and statutory rape. State House leaders from both parties called for his resignation. According to the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, Brockman is scheduled to be in court Thursday after being held in the High Point jail. House...
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Guilford County accused of illegal electioneering in favor of school bond referendum, sales tax hike
A candidate for the Guilford County Board of Commissioners has accused the county government of using public dollars to illegally promote the passage of a $1.7 billion school bond and quarter cent sales tax increase. The referendums are on the ballot for the May 17 primary and early voting is already underway. By law, county governments are permitted to use taxpayer funds to conduct educational campaigns surrounding ballot referendums. But governments are strictly prohibited from actively promoting the passage of those referendum. That sets up a fine line between education and advocacy that counties often appear to cross.
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Duke analysis: Dems face uphill battle to win N.C. ‘countrypolitan’ counties
Political observers frequently describe North Carolina’s political leanings in terms of a rural-urban divide. The metro regions break heavily for Democrats, the rural areas side with Republicans. That split makes North Carolina a key swing state in statewide and national races. But a new analysis from Duke University — written by Duke professor Mac McCorkle...
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JLF Experts Say Third Time Is No Charm for Guilford Sales Tax Hike
RALEIGH — Guilford County voters have a chance to curb county commissioners' "credit card" spending spree when considering a proposed $11.6 million tax hike. That's the conclusion John Locke Foundation researchers reach in a new Regional Brief. Voters will decide Nov. 2 whether county commissioners can raise the local sales tax rate 0.25 cents.
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Call for Sales Tax Highlights Guilford Spending Missteps
County commissioners have given voters plenty of reasons to say enough is enough.
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Friday Interview: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
RALEIGH — The colonies that became the United States of America declared their independence from Great Britain in 1776, but they had to fight for years after that declaration to secure their independence. A North Carolina battle played a critical role in paving the way toward victory in the Revolutionary War. Joshua Howard, research historian in the N.C. Office of Archives and History, co-wrote a book about that battle, Long, Obstinate, and Bloody: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse, March 15th, 1781. Howard discussed this important piece of North Carolina history with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
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Guilford Schools Want in on Federal Stimulus Spending Fun
GREENSBORO — While county commissioners and the Greensboro City Council are still trying to hash out the confusion surrounding federal stimulus bonds for a proposed downtown luxury hotel, Guilford County Schools is entertaining the idea of using federal bonds to pay for projects passed by voters in a 2008 local bond referendum.
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Guilford Cracks Down on Athletics After Improper Recruiting
GREENSBORO — The Guilford County Board of Education is attempting to crack down on athletics violations in the wake of a scandal involving one of its high schools.
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Guilford Officials Wrestle With Shortage of Lawyers
GREENSBORO — The late Warren Zevon once sang, “Send lawyers, guns and money.” Right now, Guilford County government is saying forget the guns and money, just send lawyers, lawyers and lawyers.
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Questions Surround Guilford Strategic Plan
GREENSBORO — Many questions still surround Guilford County Schools Superintendent Mo Green’s ambitious new strategic plan. One major question is exactly what the Board of Education’s role will be in implementing the plan.
Opinion
A Local Sign Of The Times
Fiscal politics as usual – meaning expansive government when times are good and tax increases when times are bad – won’t cut it this time.
