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11/18/2008

Perdue transition team adds more diversity
Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue added black and female members to her transition team late Monday, a few days after some outside her campaign questioned a lack of diversity with the three white males initially chosen to lead the group.

NC Sen.-elect Kay Hagan names top staff
North Carolina Senator-elect Kay Hagan has named several members of her senior staff in Washington.

11/17/2008

NC GOP looking for answers after bad Election Day
North Carolina Republicans blame a bad economy, deceptive ads by the opposition and not enough cash for losing on Election Day.

11/14/2008

SC diocese critical of priest's Obama comments
A Roman Catholic South Carolina priest should not have told parishioners who voted for President-elect Barack Obama to refrain from taking Holy Communion because of his stance in support of abortion, the church's senior officer in the state said Friday.

11/13/2008

Hagan dismisses lawsuit over Dole television ad
U.S. Sen.-elect Kay Hagan withdrew her defamation and libel lawsuit Thursday against incumbent Sen. Elizabeth Dole for a campaign commercial that Hagan alleged questioned her Christianity.

Palin urges GOP governors to keep Democrats honest
Sarah Palin called on fellow Republican governors to keep the new president and his strengthened Democratic majority in check on issues from taxes to health care as she signaled she'll take a leadership role in a party searching for a new standard-bearer.

11/12/2008

Dole's 'godless' attack drew boost for Hagan
It's no surprise to Steve Lowe that being an atheist is considered taboo. But when Lowe saw Sen. Elizabeth Dole's "godless" campaign ad, he did something he'd done only once before – he sent money to a political candidate.

11/11/2008

Perdue to be sworn in as NC governor Jan. 10
Beverly Perdue will be sworn in as North Carolina's next governor on Jan. 10.

Hagan visits NC vets as she readies for US Senate
Senator-elect Kay Hagan says she's considering a focus on military and banking issues when she moves to Capitol Hill next year.

11/10/2008

Should we elect judges?
Last week voters tossed out four judges from the Mecklenburg County courthouse, shaking the legal system. Now, some want to change the way we pick judges.

McCrory decides his future political career
He lost his bid for governor, but Pat McCrory is back on the job as Charlotte mayor. We talked to the mayor about his plans for 2009 and beyond.

11/07/2008

Obama calls for swift action on economy
President-elect Obama said Friday that the country is facing the greatest economic challenge of our lifetime and "we're going to have to act swiftly to resolve it."

11/06/2008

Dole has no plans to end work as public servant
Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole's 40-year tenure in the nation's capital took her from the inner circles of presidents to leading the American Red Cross. Now ousted from Congress, she's been left to plot the next chapter in one of Washington's most storied careers.

Thousands of provisional ballots still to be counted
Too close to call for almost two days, the Associated Press finally projected Barack Obama the winner of North Carolina even though 45,000 ballots are left to be counted.

Obama adds symbolic NC victory to White House win
President-elect Barack Obama has won North Carolina, a symbolic triumph in a state that hadn't voted for a Democrat in more than a generation.

North Carolina still undecided for president
The presidential race in North Carolina remains undecided 24 hours after Barack Obama was elected to lead the nation.

Local civil rights activist reacts to Obama victory
Barack Obama's victory touched many, including a group from Rock Hill many might remember: the friendship nine fought for civil rights in the 1960's.

11/05/2008

Voters OK bonds for county, city projects
Voters passed $477 million in bonds Tuesday that will allow city and county governments to pay for a range of civic projects, with 96 percent of precincts reporting.

Mecklenburg County doesn't see record turnout
Folks at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections are still busy working. Some have worked through the night into the morning hours finalizing election results.