Other media outlets continue to turn to Carolina Journal for insightful coverage of issues affecting North Carolina. This week The Lincoln Tribune republished the following CJ exclusives: Executive Editor Don Carrington‘s report on the federal prison sentences handed down in a bribery scheme involving ethanol plant environmental permits, Associate Editor David Bass‘ article on Wake County commissioners’ debate about permitting employee health insurance coverage for elective abortions, Associate Editor Michael Lowrey‘s story on an Appeals Court ruling focusing on video poker and the Cherokee Indians, and Carolina Journal Radio Co-Host Donna Martinez‘s article on one state senator’s efforts both to end North Carolina’s global warming commission and to promote offshore drilling for energy sources. Senate Republicans also promoted Martinez’s story in an e-mail. (The Jefferson Post also published Martinez’s recent column on women’s recent advances in business and government.) Later in the week, Senate Republicans highlighted Video News Editor Anthony Greco‘s story on “campaign finance confusion.” The Bayboro County Compass picked up Lowrey’s report on the video poker court ruling. WakeUpAmerica.com promoted Carrington’s article on the impact of criminal investigations on former Gov. Mike Easley’s circle of friends and advisers. Plus The Sampson Independent followed up a report from CJ contributor Lee Raynor dealing with an SBI investigation targeting the Duplin County public schools. (An article written by Lee Raynor in the Carolina Journal dated Feb. 2, 2010, details the questions, the probe and how it relates to alleged relocation expenses paid to a Duplin County Schools employee who then failed to move.)