Just as the N.C. General Assembly is getting ready to loot millions of dollars in lottery money from counties around the state, former state lottery commissioner Kevin Geddings snags an early release from prison, courtesy of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on so-called “honest services” fraud charges. The Raleigh N&O lays out the details […]
July 1, 2010 | Posted in Carolinas,House Blends,Mark Pellin | Read More »
Maybe if Charlotte lands the Democratic National Convention, the Queen City can finally drop the pesky N.C. from its national moniker. And really, wouldn’t that alone be enough for the uptown lunch bunch to throw gobs of money at the effort – what Mayor Anthony Foxx predicts as upwards of $45 million to meet the […]
July 1, 2010 | Posted in Char-Meck Beat,City Beat,Mark Pellin | Read More »
