North Carolina Democratic Party executive director Jay Parmley was accused of sexual harassment by former male staff member Adriadn Ortega. Ortega left the party after the ... Keep Reading
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House Speaker Forms Task Force on Unemployment Fraud
State House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) announced he is appointing a House Task Force on Unemployment Fraud. He said there is enough evidence to indicate a widespread and ... Keep Reading
Governor Calls Back Lawmakers for Veto Session
Governor Beverly Perdue signed a proclamation calling state lawmakers back to Raleigh January 4 to consider her veto of Senate bill 9. That bill restricted what evidence death row ... Keep Reading
Fallout from Gov. Perdue’s RJA veto
Richard Shaffer, the District Attorney for Lincoln and Cleveland Counties, has resigned from the Governor's Crime Commission in response to Gov. Perdue's veto of the Racial Justice ... Keep Reading
Perdue Fund Raiser Cops a Plea but Doesn’t Admit Guilt
A former staffer and fund raiser for Gov. Bev Perdue's campaign pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in a Wake County courtroom Wednesday afternoon. But Peter Reichard offered ... Keep Reading
Gov. Perdue Meets with Groups on Both Sides of the Racial Justice Act Issue
Relatives of murder victims and four District Attorneys met with Gov. Bev Perdue Monday afternoon. They were there to urge the Governor to spare the veto ink on Senate bill 9. The ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: Voter Support for Death Penalty Remains High
Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina voter support of the death penalty for violent offenders remains high, according to a new poll released today by the Civitas Institute. Seventy ... Keep Reading
Senate Bill Would Make a Major Change in the Racial Justice Act
House Republicans took a bill (SB9) that had already passed the Senate and substituted new language that would radically alter the Racial Justice Act. The act was passed in 2009 ... Keep Reading
Republicans Are Using a U.S. Supreme Court Ruling to Change the Racial Justice Act
Under a new state House bill death row inmates would have to prove the state discriminated against them in their trial not just argue race was a significant factor. The Racial ... Keep Reading
(Update) House Approves Murder Charge For Killing Unborn Child
The House passed the Unborn Victims of Violence Act or Ethen's Law (HB215)by a vote of 73-36. A person could be charged with a double murder if a fetus dies when a mother is ... Keep Reading
