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NC Democratic Leader Revives Budget Override Vote Complaints
The Democratic leader in the North Carolina House says it's plainly clear Republican counterparts have misled him and the public on how an unexpected override vote on Gov. Roy Cooper's budget bill veto came about.
House Minority Leader Darren Jackson told reporters on Monday he's so convinced Speaker Tim Moore's top lieutenant told him no votes would be taken the morning of Sept. 11 that he's taken a lie detector test. Jackson called on Moore, Rules Chairman David Lewis and two others to do the same and offered to pay for the tests.
Moore responded with his own news conference later Monday, calling the test dare a "sideshow" and "silly games."
Decisions On GOP Mapmaker's Files Shifted To Single Judge
One trial court judge will decide whether more computer files from a late Republican consultant who drew North Carolina's electoral districts this decade can be made public.
A three-judge panel ordered Monday that legal conflicts over additional disclosure of documents from Thomas Hofeller's computer hard drives are being transferred to Wake County Superior Court Judge Vince Rozier.
Hofeller's files surfaced when plaintiffs in a redistricting lawsuit presided over by the three judges subpoenaed them. A few dozen documents were used in the trial.
But Hofeller documents surfaced in a federal census case and are now being sought in a voter identification lawsuit.
Greensboro Seeks Public's Input On Police Chief Selection
The City of Greensboro is hosting a series of community meetings at local libraries over the next two weeks to get feedback on the selection of the next police chief.
The meetings are in addition to an online survey.
The majority of the meetings are scheduled during business hours, but that will change. According to Assistant City Manager Trey Davis, there will be more evening meetings next week — though the details are still being worked out. He says the public's input is crucial while building a profile to recruit the next police chief. He also says it's important to build community trust.
UNC Denies Claims Of Bias In Middle East Studies Program
The University of North Carolina is disputing federal allegations of bias in a Middle East studies program it runs with Duke University.
In a letter Friday to the U.S. Department of Education, the university defended the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies, saying it has been a leader in Middle Eastern language studies.
The department had said the consortium was breaking federal grant rules by focusing on cultural programs and placing too much emphasis on "the positive aspects of Islam" and not other religions.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had ordered the investigation.
NC Officials Aim To Reopen Ocracoke Highway By Thanksgiving
The North Carolina Department of Transportation aims to reopen the only highway on Ocracoke Island in time for Thanksgiving.
The department says in a news release that it's already coordinated with the National Park Service and other agencies and has a detailed repair plan for N.C. Highway 12, which suffered what NCDOT describes as "catastrophic damage."
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