Opponents call it Amendment One (or 1). Proponents call it the Defense of Marriage Amendment. If approved by the voters May 8, it will add to the state constitution language barring the state from recognizing same-sex marriages, same-sex civil unions and any other “domestic legal union” that two people might devise that isn’t a marriage […]
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[Update] Tata apologizes to Evans and Kushner, admits he messed up
Updating this post from two days ago School Superintendent Tony Tata met with board members Susan Evans and Christine Kushner today for a heart-to-heart. One of those frank discussions. Board chair Kevin Hill was there also. Tata apologized for flying off the email handle and acknowledged that nothing Evans & Kushner did violated any ethics […]
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No Moore: Former Treasurer won’t go for Governor
Moore won’t run for governor: Former State Treasurer Richard Moore has decided not to seek the Democratic nomina… bit.ly/wEmUHL— underthedome (@underthedome) February 24, 2012
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Lt. Gov. Dems: Dellinger out, Crisco mulling
So far in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor, it’s former state Rep. Linda Coleman, favored candidate of the State Employees Association (SEANC), against Sen. Eric Mansfield, who’s backed by a number of legislators and some prominent progressives. (E.g., Barbara Goodmon, Dan Besse, Nina Szlosberg-Landis.) MansfieldPR3V1_copy.pdf Coleman lives in Wake County, Mansfield in Cumberland County. […]
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Down with the DOMA: The campaign to defeat Amendment One
A brief update from Jeremy Kennedy, campaign manager for the Coalition to Protect All NC Families, on efforts to defeat Amendment One in the May 8 primary. Amendment One, called the Defense of Marriage Amendment by its supporters, would add a provision to the state constitution banning gay marriage or civil unions in North Carolina. […]
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Working the phones against DOMA
That sleek modern building you pass as you come into Raleigh on Wade Avenuethe one set back in the trees as you approach Dixie Trail that’s so easy to miss if you’re not looking for itis a key place in the campaign to defeat the anti-gay Amendment 1. The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh (UUFR) […]
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Election year eavesdropping
The Wake Republican Party put on a show last week at Dorton Arena. It was one-stop shopping for those of us not on the inside of GOP politics. One thing I saw: Gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory is a much-improved public speaker from four years ago, when he lost to Bev Perdue. McCrory’s keynote to the […]
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Not too poor for the wars
Splitting the tab • $25 billion: The estimated annual North Carolina share of U.S. military and military-related spending • $19.7 billion: Total 2011–12 state budget • 39 percent: Portion of annual federal spending for military and military-related programs • 20 percent: Portion spent on health care • 17 percent: Portion spent on poverty-related programs • […]
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[With a Dan Blue update] Politix: Who’s running? Who’s fracking?
photo by Jeremy M. LangeWake Sheriff Donnie Harrison salutes a flag and a video screen #whatacountry [Update, 2/18:: Sen. Dan Blue did come to the Wake Dems event last night, planted himself by the entry and worked to plant the idea that he is, in fact, giving serious thought to entering the gubernatorial primary. “Don’t […]
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Brad Miller: Count me out
Miller’s statement: After much consideration, I have decided not to run for Governor. As a former state legislator and a citizen, I care deeply about the issues that North Carolina faces as a state. My mother struggled as a widowed bookkeeper to make sure I had the opportunity for an education that was denied her […]
