Retiring Sen. Ellie Kinnaird of Senate District 23 will be replaced by state Rep. Valerie Foushee. She was selected by a committee of Democrats from Orange and Chatham counties. And,…
Last evening I received an automated poll from Public Policy Polling. The poll was long and focused on a number of issues, but started with who should replace Sen. Ellie…
Now that state Sen. Ellie Kinnaird has resigned her seat, at least nine liberal Democrats want it. The senator, however, has a specific characteristic in mind for her replacement. The…
WRAL is reporting that Orange County state Sen. Ellie Kinnaird is resigning her seat in the state legislature to work on getting people registered to vote. A veteran legislator known…
Gate City Billiards Club in Greensboro continues to speak out against the state’s ban on smoking in most bars and restaurants. Despite losing his legal challenge of the ban, Don…
• House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., will join a fundraiser later this month for 7th Congressional District candidate David Rouzer at the Wilmington home of former state GOP chairman…
For Tax Increase Against Tax Increase Austin M. Allran Bob Atwater Doug Berger Phil Berger Stan Bingham Harris Blake Dan Blue Andrew C. Brock Harry Brown Peter S. Brunstetter Chris…
Score a victory for lunch boxes, and parents who pack them. The state Senate unanimously approved a bill that would remove “lunch police” inspection of meals prepared at home and…
The state senator many consider to be the most liberal – Orange County’s Sen. Ellie Kinnaird – says she’s stunned by Gov. Perdue’s decision not to run for a second…
Former state Sen. Joe Sam Queen, a Democrat, will run for Rep. Phil Haire’s seat in the mountains (Mountaineer) A profile of Rowan County banker Bruce Jones, a possible candidate…
She’s one of the most liberal members of the General Assembly, and she’s not yet calling it a career. Democratic state Sen. Ellie Kinnaird says she will seek a ninth…
The Herald-Sun published a piece signed by state Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange/Person. In her comments about challenges to the state’s new election maps, the senator, known as one of the…