The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has tossed out bribery and fraud convictions against prominent N.C. political donor Greg Lindberg. Appellate judges cited mistakes in the trial judge’s jury instructions that “infected” Lindberg’s convictions. The Appeals Court has ordered a new trial for Lindberg, who is serving a seven-year federal prison sentence based on...
Through one of Donald Trump’s final acts as president, former N.C. Republican Party chairman Robin Hayes became one of the most prominent North Carolinians to receive a presidential pardon. The White House announced more than 140 pardons and commutations Wednesday, Jan. 20, hours before the inauguration. Hayes was one of several Republican political figures to...
Former N.C. Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes lied to the FBI during the bureau’s investigation of an alleged attempt to bribe Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, a proposed guilty plea filed in federal court says. Hayes’ attorney filed the documents Friday, Sept. 27, with the U.S. District Court office in Statesville. In the filing, Hayes admits...
Dallas Woodhouse, former TV reporter and grass-roots activist, announced Monday, April 15, he would leave his position as executive director of the N.C. Republican Party after the party’s state convention in June. Woodhouse confirmed the announcement Monday morning to several media outlets. “My contract expires at the end of the state convention. With the election...
In a free society, there is no way to stamp out large-scale expenditures used to express opinions about candidates, parties, legislation, or political causes.
A federal grand jury indicted N.C. Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes, political donor Greg Lindberg of Durham, and two Lindberg associates on charges of wire fraud, bribery, and making false statements to law enforcement agents. The four allegedly orchestrated a scheme in which they would give Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, a Republican elected in 2016,...
A vile strain of racial tension has infected our national discourse. Cable “news” and radio talk shows add to the rancor, which is traceable. Policies and rhetoric from the highest levels of our government have left us unprotected from those who poison American ideals with bigotry and raw hate. An example from a mayoral candidate...
The House on Wednesday afternoon swatted down Gov. Roy Cooper’s first veto in a 74-44 override vote that would reinstate House Bill 100. The measure restores a longstanding practice of identifying District and Superior court judicial candidates on election ballots by political party registration. The Senate scheduled a vote on a veto override Thursday. Cooper...
In interviews with Carolina Journal on Tuesday afternoon, freshman U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis and state Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes are confident this week’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland will begin spelling out the differences between the Republican and Democratic visions of America, and that a majority of voters will embrace the GOP’s message. “This...
RALEIGH — Free trade, lost jobs, and high gasoline prices are among the issues fueling North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District race between four-time Republican Rep. Robin Hayes and Democrat Larry Kissell, a former textile worker currently employed as a teacher at East Montgomery High School.
The news that Richard Burr may run for U.S. Senate in 2004 has broad implications for North Carolina politics, affecting John Edwards’ presidential run, the gubernatorial primaries, and the future of Erskine Bowles and Dan Blue.
