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Yesterday | The Charlotte Observer

NC Attorney General pans Senate plan to restructure SBI

RALEIGH North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper, sheriffs, police chiefs and prosecutors from across the state say an N.C. Senate proposal to move most of the State Bureau of Investigation under the governor will hamper political corruption probes.

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Related Topix: Raleigh, NC, Pat McCrory, US Governors, Federal Prisons, Prison

Fri May 03, 2013

Boston.com

NH investment firm seeks Alcoa's NC dams license

A New Hampshire investment firm is challenging Alcoa Inc.'s bid for a new federal license to operate dams along one of North Carolina's largest rivers, demanding that federal regulators recognize circumstances have changed since the relicensing process started more than a decade ago.

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Related Topix: Mining, Alcoa, Alcoa, TN, US Governors, Beverly Perdue, Pat McCrory

Thu May 02, 2013

News Observer

Strach moves up

Democratic Party leaders are likely unhappy that Kim Strach is becoming the new director of the State Board of Elections, which has changed to Republican control .

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Related Topix: US News, Pat McCrory, US Governors, Beverly Perdue

Wed May 01, 2013

ABC11

North Carolina elections board gets new chair, exec director

Five new members took their seats Wednesday on the state Board of Elections as the agency is launching an investigation into possible campaign finance violations involving dozens of political donations by sweepstakes cafe operators.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative George Holding, Pat McCrory, US Governors, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Bill Clinton, History in the News

Mon Apr 29, 2013

WRAL.com

New elections board will face big decisions

Newly appointed members of the State Board of Elections say they will start their tenure Wednesday with no marching orders as to who should serve as their most senior staff member or how to pursue a high-profile campaign finance investigation.

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Related Topix: Pat McCrory, US Governors, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Robin Hayes, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Wake County, NC, Robeson County, NC

Sun Apr 28, 2013

News Observer

State's Pre-K program wins praise, but lost funding and slots last year

North Carolina had one of the best pre-kindergarten programs in the country in 2011-12, but it also experienced one of the nation's biggest drops in enrollment, according to a report released Monday.

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Related Topix: Pat McCrory, US Governors