About: Rick Henderson

The latest Carolina Journal news report covers a lawsuit filed by Adriadn Ortega, a former N.C. Democratic Party employee, who sued the party for libel and slander after party Chairman David Parker disclosed details of a confidential employment settlement in an April press conference.

In the latest Carolina Journal Online exclusive, Signè Thomas reports on Senate Bill 908, which would outlaw the state’s system of “rescue funds” for some elected offices. The U.S. Supreme Court last year declared a similar measure in Arizona an unconstitutional violation of free-speech rights.   Last year, Harvard University Law professor Lawrence Lessig suggestedContinue Reading

• Democratic Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton gets the endorsement of the North Carolina Association of Educators, the state’s teacher union, in his quest to become the next governor.   • State Sen. David Rouzer, R-Johnston, the GOP nominee for the 7th U.S. Congressional District seat, is winding up his career in the General Assembly byContinue Reading

• For the first time, Democratic firm Public Policy Polling finds Mitt Romney with a lead over Barack Obama in North Carolina. Also of interest (see page 9 of this PDF), Obama’s approval rating among blacks is only 77 percent.   • 9th U.S. Congressional District runoff contender Jim Pendergraph, a Republican, wins the endorsementContinue Reading

• Battleground: Presidential campaigns and independent groups spent $1.7 million on ads in North Carolina last month. They spent more in only three other states.   • Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-2nd, and David Rouzer, the GOP nominee for the 7th Congressional District, hold a press conference and fundraiser in Raleigh today with Republican rising starContinue Reading

• Duke Energy, a major financial supporter of the Democratic Governors Association, asks the DGA to pull an ad criticizing Pat McCrory for working at Duke Energy while he was mayor of Charlotte.   • David Rouzer, the GOP nominee for the 7th Congressional District, reaches “Young Gun” status with the National Republican Congressional Committee.Continue Reading

•The Carolina Business Coalition Education Fund, a recently created super PAC, has given financial support to 10 legislative candidates (nine Republicans, one Democrat). Former Gov. Jim Martin is on the parent organization’s board.   • GOP gubernatorial nominee Pat McCrory released travel records from his 14-year tenure as mayor of Charlotte.   • State HouseContinue Reading

• Left-wing activist group Progress North Carolina Action is following GOP gubernatorial nominee Pat McCrory around the state, flying a plane above events with a banner, “Who Pays McCrory.com.”   • Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., a possible GOP vice presidential selection, will appear at an event for Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-10th, June 13 inContinue Reading