Monday, March 24, 2008

Insider Updates: March 20, 2008

The following updates are from the March 20, 2008 edition of the Insider:

Moore Deal: The gubernatorial campaign of Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue is raising questions about a land transaction in which Democratic rival Richard Moore and his siblings sold property that became part of the four-county Kerr-Tar regional business hub.

No Perdue: Both Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue and State Treasurer Richard Moore have endorsed Barack Obama for president, but on Wednesday just one made it to Obama's visit to Fayetteville. Moore's presence, along with other state and local Democratic figures was noted by Obama as he began his speech.

Special Session: No NC legislator has been removed from office in nearly 130 years. But that changed when the House met to consider kicking Rep. Thomas Wright out of office for ethical misconduct.
Rep. Earl Jones, D-Guilford, said late Wednesday he would offer an amendment to change the expulsion recommendation to censure. "I dont think we're respecting the judicial process or the principles or the precepts of democracy" with an expulsion motion, Jones said.

Relaxing Provisions: The Bush administration announced Tuesday that it will relax provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind law for some states, acknowledging that the law is diagnosing too many schools as failing.

Reward: Gov. Mike Easley is offering a $10,000 reward for information in the death of Eve Carson.

E-Mail Review: Ferral Guillory will serve on a special panel that will conduct a review of policies regarding the retention of email messages under the state's public records law.

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