Gov. Beverly Perdue’s veto of a bill to scale back corporate welfare commitments attracted the attention of Carolina Journal Managing Editor Rick Henderson. The Richmond County Daily Journal and Tarboro Daily Southerner reprinted Henderson’s editorial on the topic. N.C. Senate Republicans’ daily press e-mail promoted the following CJ reports in the past week: Associate Editor Sara Burrows‘ legislative preview and reports on the charter school debate, Associate Editor David Bass‘ articles on a bill to prevent future legislative dynasties and a bill to reform the state’s medical malpractice laws, Associate Editor Anthony Greco‘s CarolinaJournal.tv report on the battle over a voter identification bill, contributor Kristy Bailey‘s article on a bill to ban illegal immigrants from admission to N.C. public community colleges and universities, and the transcript of a CJ Radio interview with Charlotte Observer banking reporter Rick Rothacker. Greco discussed the voter ID bill and the controversial imam’s Chapel Hill visit during an appearance on WTIB Radio. The N.C. Republican Party’s “Take Back NC” e-mail update promoted Greco’s voter ID report. The Lincoln Tribune published Burrows’ legislative preview, along with her recap of last week’s legislative action. The Beaufort Observer cited Burrows’ charter school coverage. Watchdog.org picked up Bass’ medical malpractice reform story. The Heartland Institute’s Budget & Tax News published Bass’ analysis of Perdue’s state budget plan.
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