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This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
New state legislative leaders have said one of their first goals is to remove North Carolina?s cap of 100 charter schools. If they succeed, what would that mean? Terry Stoops…
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Timing is everything
Jimmy Smith, president of the N.C. Economic Developers Association, must have been delighted to see the News & Observer publish his lengthy letter attacking the campaign led by Bob Orr…
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“the stark and painful folly of the incentives game”
Bob Orr hits the nail on the head with his quote about the Dell incentives debacle in this News & Observer story. Dell plans to close its Winston-Salem plant and…
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Latest dispatches from the Gov. Trail
? The Beverly Perdue vs. Richard Moore debate finally comes off at WRAL-TV Tuesday night. The press coverage uses terms like “civil” and “cordial” to describe the debate, where the…
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Latest dispatches from the Gov. Trail
? Beverly Perdue announces that she will not run negative ads against Richard Moore anymore. The Moore campaign does not reciprocate, and the Perdue campaign reserves the right to respond.…
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Latest dispatches from the Gov. Trail
? Loosely screened poll for several NC news organizations shows Richard Moore ahead of Beverly Perdue 25-19, Pat McCrory ahead of Fred Smith 22-10, and huge numbers of undecided. ?…
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Latest dispatches from the Gov. Trail
? Bob Orr comments on the state appeals court’s 2-1 rejection of the Institute for Constitutional Law’s argument that the state lottery was enacted unconstitutionally. ? The Black Political Caucus…
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Latest dispatches from the Gov. Trail
? Surrogates present the cases for Fred Smith and Pat McCrory before a Republican gathering in Edgecombe County. ? Richard Moore makes a stop in Burlington to tout his economic-stimulus…
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Gone Mental on Guv Campaign
I’m gonna side with Pat McCrory on Bob Orr’s charge that McCrory should’ve attended a mental campaign event held by the N.C. Mental Health Coalition. For one, such “forums” put…
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Latest dispatches from the Gov. Trail
? Richard Moore complains that recent gubernatorial debates have been poorly designed, challenges Perdue to a debate with more direct clash on issues. ? The Democratic candidates offer their views…
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Latest dispatches from the Gov. Trail
? Richard Moore takes credit for North Carolina’s second-place ranking in state pension funding. ? Charlotte’s Creative Loafing goes searching for evidence of Pat McCrory’s following in Eastern NC, with…
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Latest dispatches from the Gov. Trail
I’ve decided to give Locker Room readers a regular regimen of links to key news stories about the 2008 governor’s race in North Carolina. It’s all about encouraging North Carolinians…