Corruption & Ethics

The N&O is running a series this week on the failures of the probation system and one article focuses on the technological deficiencies of different departments not being able ... Keep Reading

When $270,000,000 goes to the sixth largest city in the state, even liberals and newspaper cartoonist are bound to notice.  Senator Tony Rand and his boy, DOT Secretary Lyndo ... Keep Reading

Today, Senate Leader Marc Basnight gave Governor-elect the ok to nominate current DOT board member Lanny Wilson as the next Secretary of DOT (replacing Tony Rand's campaign ... Keep Reading

Marc Basnight knew the minority party in the General Assembly had no chance. Quoted in today's Insider, Basnight says: "Longshot? It weren't even a shot." ... Keep Reading

So Jim Goodmon decided to donate an expensive sculpture to the City of Durham just 12 days before voters are set to go to the polls to vote on whether to raise taxes on themselves ... Keep Reading

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy." (Update: More ACORN fraud.) ... Keep Reading

Greed. It's a dirty word (a deadly sin, even). As the story goes, only government can protect us from ourselves. But if there is one thing you ever EVER take away from this blog it ... Keep Reading

While pulling into a parking lot this morning, I saw this car. Just thought it was amazingly ironic given the controversy this week surrounding Lt Gov Perdue's fundraising from ... Keep Reading

After Steve Harrison uncovers more transportation corruption, Dan Kane joins the party with this piece. Of course, more of it from the seat of N.C. transportation corruption, ... Keep Reading

Questions are being asked about Senator David Hoyle's involvement in the Garden Parkway in Gaston County and some land he owns along the way.  The Charlotte Observer has the ... Keep Reading