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posted at 2009-09-21 09:05 | Last modified 2009-09-21 09:05
Jones St. updates
Two-term Rep Ty Harrell (D-Wake) resigned his House seat yesterday. According to the two-page letter he sent to Speaker Joe Hackney, Harrell felt he couldn’t adequately serve his constituents while under two investigations into his use of campaign money for questionable expenses. Charlotte’s Mark Johnson has more details, plus reaction from Hackney.
The N&O’s Ben Niolet had a great story Sunday on one of the weirdest bills of the past legislative session – H291, the hair-braiding bill. As is so often the case, there’s a political story buried in the fine print.
Rep. Rick Glazier (D-Cumberland) got more bills passed this year than any other NC lawmaker, according to an analysis by the Insider, recapped at the Fay-O.
Diagnosing health care
- The state employees' health plan is back in the red again, according to the AP’s Gary Robertson.
- The N&O’s Rob Christensen tells the story of two local families helped by the high-risk health insurance pool lawmakers created in 2007.
- And WUNC’s Rose Hoban looks at how NC’s Community Care program is working in Goldsboro.
Also of interest
Easley update: The N&O’s Jay Price says the former governor and his wife may have “unwittingly helped” bolster an alleged mortgage fraud scam connected to Cannonsgate.
The LA Times/WaPo news service ran a story Sunday about the approaching deadline for the first-time homebuyers’ tax credit. I reported that story Friday morning – it’s here, if you missed it.
And Jeff Hampton at the VA-Pilot reports on Camden County’s efforts to fight the Navy’s proposed outlying landing field.
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