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Human Events profiles N.C.’s Hudson
As I type this blog entry, the lead story at HumanEvents.com is John Gizzi‘s profile of freshman U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina. On the day he was sworn…
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NC U.S. House members explain their ‘fiscal cliff’ votes
I’m always interested in how members of Congress use their official websites. Often it’s what’s NOT there that is as revealing as what is. I visited each of our 13…
Liberty
How NC’s House members voted on the fiscal cliff deal
In case you’re interested in how North Carolina’s U.S. House delegation voted on the “fiscal cliff” bill last night, here it is. The vote was not along strict party lines.…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, October 29, 2012
• Git ‘er done. Early voting continues to outpace 2008 levels. • Open the floodgates I. Rep. Larry Kissell, D-8th, spends more than half a million dollars in the…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, October 24, 2012
• One more time. Be sure to join Carolina Journal and John Locke Foundation staff tonight at 7 for the final gubernatorial debate between Democrat Walter Dalton and Republican Pat…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, October 19, 2012
• Count me in. Early voting proves popular again as long lines form at polling sites statewide. • Follow the money. Check out the NC FreeEnterprise Foundation’s report on…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, October 18, 2012
• National notice. Governing magazine highlights the N.C. Supreme Court race between Paul Newby and Jimmy Ervin in a feature on states with judicial races attracting significant amounts of campaign…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, October 17, 2012
• Money check. 8th District congressional candidates Rep. Larry Kissell (D) and Richard Hudson (R) are basically even, at around $1.2 million raised. In the 9th District, Republican Robert Pittenger…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, October 8, 2012
• Open wallet, closed wallet. The Republican Governors Association, confident of a November victory by former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, has cut its ad buys on McCrory’s behalf. A group…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, October 3, 2012
• Opening statements. Carolina Journal editors and reporters will liveblog the debates for governor and president tonight, here at the Locker Room. Drop by! • Face to face. 8th…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, October 1, 2012
• Congressional debates. WECT-TV in Wilmington hosted the first of two debates between Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-7th Districts, and his Republican challenger David Rouzer. The video is on the station’s…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, September 27, 2012
• Moving money. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which has canceled two weeks of ad buys for 8th District Rep. Larry Kissell, announces it’s buying new ads for 7th District…