Gov. Roy Cooper has reconfigured the N.C. Court of Appeals into an 8-7 Democratic majority with his latest two appointments. Cooper, a Democrat, announced Monday, April 15, he appointed Democrats Reuben Young and Christopher Brook to fill two seats on the second highest court in the state. With a 6-1 Democratic edge on the state...
RALEIGH — State law did not require Easley to pay the State Board of Elections fine from personal funds, but he publicly has accepted responsibility for filing false campaign reports. The State Bar will reinstate his law license in December.
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Revenue says the counties with the largest spike in value during the real estate boom also are most likely to see the greatest fall in value this year.
Former Gov. Mike Easley's top lawyer has a faulty memory.
RALEIGH — As a series of volatile midterm elections approach this November, most eyes are on the nation’s capital. But North Carolina could be in for some historic races of its own, as scandals, retirements, and political tides threaten Democrats’ majorities in the state General Assembly.
RALEIGH — When a federal grand jury indicted former Gov. Mike Easley’s legal counsel Ruffin Poole Jan. 21, it was just the latest setback for an Easley associate since the state’s media began investigating the former governor’s activities.
RALEIGH — Less than two months remain before the elections in November, and while Republicans nationally worry how scandals and spending could lessen their prospects for maintaining power in Congress, in North Carolina it’s the reverse — Democrats fear that corruption might be their undoing.
RALEIGH — Gov. Mike Easley appears to have received a bargain price on a lot he purchased apparently through a political donor in December in a “most coveted” community on the Bogue Sound in Carteret County, according to land records. Related Article: Easley didn't disclose relationship before vote
RALEIGH — Accessing North Carolina’s seaports in Wilmington and Morehead City will get more complicated over the next few months, but the short-term inconveniences will lead to physical and technological improvements state and local officials believe are necessary for long-term security from terrorists. One security analyst said it would be a mistake for ports to screen cargo the way airlines screen people and baggage, because it would severely impede commerce in an era when the United States is becoming more dependent on maritime trade.
