In addition to their work on the Easley scandal, Carolina Journal staffers attracted attention for other stories this week. The Lincoln Tribune republished the following CJ exclusives: David Bass’ report on U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell’s response to the federal health-care debate, Associate Editor Sara Burrows‘ article on the potential impact of ObamaCare on North Carolina Medicaid costs, and contributor Lee Raynor‘s story about an SBI investigation involving the Duplin County public schools. Cape Fear Business News also picked up Raynor’s exclusive. N.C. Senate Republicans also highlighted in a daily e-mail contributor Jane Shaw‘s article on financial scandals that have plagued the University of North Carolina system in recent years.