Thursday - 07/27/06

Ethics plan takes another strange twist
Also: Ethics bill still in flux, hard to find, as vote nears
Also: Ethics, lobbying compromise unveiled at N.C. General Assembly
Also: 'A missed opportunity to restore public confidence'

Tax finance changes aid government connected projects

Rules OK'd to control runoff


H.K. Edgerton takes battle to TN

Bill allows photos of ID-less drivers

Shuler tops Taylor in cash

N.C. Legislature approves more 527 restrictions

Wondering about that $3 gas- Get used to it

House adopts 12-month moratorium on landfills

Offended freshmen get OK to close book

Illegal Immigrants Filling Jails
Also: N.C. bill requires Social Security number for driver's license

Commissioner won't challenge Duke lacrosse prosecutor

New sex offender rules sent to Easley
Also: SC homeless sex offenders may stay in prison
Also: GA school districts now face tough decision over sex offender law

Innocence panel in Easley's hands

New school cafeteria rules could be hard to swallow

Woman charged with letting son have sex with teen

Commissioner won't challenge Duke lacrosse prosecutor

Kellie Pickler to meet the president

Chicago requires 'living wage'

Al-Qaida Calls for Holy War Against Israel

Under fire Mass. highways chief resigns

Wednesday, 7/26/06

N.C. House agrees to study gasoline as regulated public utility

Ethics reform struggle continues

House approves bill barring illegal immigrants from state work

Labor officials propose $379K fine for fatal N.C. plant explosion

Franklin voters OK beer, spirits

Pollution cleanup bill won't get a vote this session

Lawmakers approve small changes for small parties

DWI laws likely to get a big overhaul

New school cafeteria rules could be hard to swallow

N.C. landfill lobbyists loom over Legislature

Resort near Blowing Rock aims to be wilderness-rich

20 protest dismissal of sex abuse case

Rat attack case continued

Bill would allow state leaders to remove lottery commissioners

Innocence bill passed by House

N.C. House gives first OK to help drivers with revoked licenses

Illegal gun sales are target of bill

Judge drops ban on sex offenders living near bus stops in Georgia

Senate passes interstate abortion bill

Bush- New Plan to Help End Iraq Violence

Iraqi prime minister to address Congress

Tenn. labor company charged with using 1,000 illegal aliens

Big Dig political battle to move to court

Elderly Greensboro man fights off shotgun-wielding mugger with cane

Buffets chain buying Ryan's

'Jeopardy' champ blasts show

Tuesday 07/25/06
Easley demands Ports Authority repay money used for ferry partyAlso: Easley chews out agencies for cruise
Franklin’s alcohol vote today
Screening today in film contest
State Board nixes deal with BRCC
Private growth the goal as Butner breaks state ties
N.C. House declines to agree with instant runoffs
DuPont again blocks forest road
Violence plagues the Lumbees
Ferry project going under?
Greer to vote on controversial annexation
Nude photos, off-color jokes in e-mail
Officials investigating death of man shot with Taser gun
Fox calls Olbermann 'over the line'
Kids' show host fired for video
U.N.- 250,000 Child Soldiers Fighting
From Journalist to Lobbyist

Monday 07/24/06
Alcohol discount rules may change

Capital city's projects racking up $1 billion debt

Efforts step up to incorporate Butner

House split on delaying landfills

Growth worries prompt Swain to create planning board

Cohabitation ruling doesn't apply to all

Legislators still interested in N.C. government reform panel

Chatham will hear remarks on noise rule

FERC staff’s final EA OKs Dillsboro Dam removal

Body found at Islamic school in Charlotte

Judge allows suit against TVA to proceed

Haywood DSS offers heat assistance

Former congressman exploited classified legislation, probe finds

Jewell- Olympics Allegations Still Painful

Gas Prices Move Past $3 to All-Time High

Task force faults use of challenges by Bush

Rice Makes Surprise Visit in Beirut

Hunger-striking Saddam is fed with tube

Last 9-11 detainee released from lockup

Resentment of England still festers in Scotland

Friday! - 07/21/06

Property protection proposal passed

Speaker Black's appeal set for Aug. 1

Compromise reached on eye exams

Candidate fighting to get 'None of the Above' on ballot

See his website: http://www.noneoftheabove-tn.org/

Cohabitation law struck down

Drummers refuse to beat it

Boone wants rules for building on hills

Senate renames sex offender bill for Lunsford

Police close two suspected brothels

City rolls out Merrimon plan

Reform bills make legislators linger

2 N.C. missionaries freed in Haiti

N.C. legislature approves final school eye exam changes

Officials host flu pandemic forum

School schedules try to respect all faiths

Bush- GOP ignored blacks

Clinton to help Lieberman against rival

Hezbollah nourished by Iran, Syria roots

Dutch commandos kill 18 in Afghanistan

Same-Sex Marriage Pioneers Separate

Lawyers Debate 'Gay Panic' Defense

Somali Militant Urges Holy War on Ethiopia

Ford Blames 2Q Loss on Dependence of SUVs

Thursday - 07/20/06

Black's confidantes attend hearing

State offered to buy Chimney Rock
Also: Chimney Rock Park’s future may include development

Doctors to decide execution role

Police seek peace between drummers, condo dwellers

Bill could ease ballot restriction

State disciplines utilities director

Plan would screen court interpreters

Immigration probe begins at Fort Bragg

Two High Point missionaries kidnapped in Haiti

Survey- One in four would defy hurricane evacuation orders

British government welcomes American Indian leaders

Terrorism suspects accused of plotting attack at Atlanta base

Israel hints at a full-scale invasion

28 Cuban Migrants Allowed to Stay in U.S.

Illegal Alien Supporters Rally in Chicago

Wednesday, 7/19/06

Eye exam bill gets new life

Durham may put eyes in the sky

Time to raise hell over Eminent Domain

Burr votes for stem cells

Former aide to Black in court

Rep. Culpepper, Meredith Norris visit Federal Building

Chimney Rock owners make emotional decision to sell park

NC drinking water well testing, inspection plan heads to Easley

Developers rush to beat rules

Dust-up ends in favor of daily pledge

Questions linger in fatal police shooting

Senate to consider runoff bill

Firms cringe at wage boosts

Can voters petition for a recall?

Easley Thwarts Berry Request

Senate joins House on ethics

Officials cruised on public dime

Cooper won't run for governor

Public opinion on toll roads a 2-sided coin

Cable TV changes go to governor after legislative approval

Senate approves ban on third-party checks

Senate OKs bill to let community colleges ban smoking

Lottery commission approves two new games, pay raises
Also: Lottery bigwigs pitch bonuses for sales staff

NC Tax collection law may be repealed

Stormwater rules seek tougher standards near shellfish waters

Virginia Guard trains for U.S.-Mexican border duty

Mass. to weigh challenge to gay marriage

Putin Rips Cheney's Verbal 'Hunting Shot'

General- 2 sides attacking Iraq civilians

U.S. envoy- North Korea not cooperating

Colombia Seeks to Rein in Rights Watchdog

Inmates sue to overturn nude magazine ban

Tuesday 07/18/06

Photo finish for ferry ride
Also: DOT says it won't allow ferries for parties again
Extra: Photos from ferry cruise
Downtown drums irking condo owners

A new school, a lawsuit

Discord over water unabated

Young drivers told to hang up

Traffic changes predicted through 2030

Democrats fire early salvo in NC governor's race


Time runs out on state Medicaid contract

N.C. lawmakers give final OK to retiree health insurance change

Dethroned Miss N.C. loses a round in court

Nifong requests all Duke players' records

NAACP Urges Blacks to Avoid Some Firms

Chase reaches 95 mph; 1 arrested

Gov. Romney says big trouble with Big Dig

Forces will try to retake Afghan towns

Bush to veto stem cell bill

Lesbian couple files malpractice suit

Japan Preparing Sanctions on N. Korea

Gonzales- Bush blocked eavesdropping probe

Monday 07/17/06

N.C. Guard troops prepare for border patrol in Arizona

Black paid legal bills with campaign funds

States stocking drugs to prepare for bird flu

Oral arguments Monday in suit against N.C. cohabitation law

N.C. lawmakers trying to repeal laws they passed last year

Plan aims to punish firms with illegals

Group urges reform before General Assembly ends session

Tag office in McDowell making a comeback

Bills aim to better track predators

N.C. Innocence Commission moving forward to creation

Henderson County to address BRCC, broadcast

Policy committee to discuss infill ordinance - even though Council voted not to send it to them

Suspect in NYC Building Collapse Dies

GOP seeks replay with gay marriage vote

Bush Blocks Russia WTO Bid in Icy Exchange

Bush Curses Hezbollah's Actions

Blair, Annan Call for Troops in Israel

N.Korea Rejects U.N.'s Limited Sanctions

Thursday - 07/13/06

Under rulings, Georgia can't require voter photo IDs this year

Ports leaders call cruise a blunder
Also: State DOT making inquiry into cruise

Saving face- Rock climbers group raises $250,000 to buy Laurel Knob

N.C. approves tax hike to help fund arts plan

Lawmakers pitch public referendum for Hendersonville

Ethics-law gap lingers
Also: Ethics reform odds slipping

N.C. Medical Board in line to get more power to police physicians

Heath Shuler to see “An Inconvenient Truth” with Brownie Newman

Duke Power seeks easing of pollution rule

Guilty pleas snag innocence panel

Developer eyes financing Chapel Hill hoped to avoid

Senate panel approves moratorium on state landfills

Nationality a focus in arrest of 10 illegal workers

Incentive changes OK in House, job credit expansion OK in Senate

Peace activists shift strategy

Lumbees muster numbers, clout in recognition fight
Also: Sen. Dole pushes for recognition of Lumbee Indians

Monks eyes run if Cheeks doesn't

House OKs bill restricting cell phone use of younger drivers

Flea market, mule parade on list of terrorism targets

State, civil rights group spar over Georgia's sex offender law

Israel Bombs Palestinian Foreign Ministry

Bush Backs Israel's Right to Self Defense

U.S. Trade Deficit Increases in May

New drug fights alcoholism

Gas Consumption Strong Despite High Prices

'South Park' Scientology to re-air

Wednesday, 7/12/06

Developers rush to beat rules

Dust-up ends in favor of daily pledge

Questions linger in fatal police shooting

Senate to consider runoff bill

Firms cringe at wage boosts

Can voters petition for a recall?

Easley Thwarts Berry Request

Senate joins House on ethics

Officials cruised on public dime

Cooper won't run for governor

Public opinion on toll roads a 2-sided coin

Cable TV changes go to governor after legislative approval

Senate approves ban on third-party checks

Senate OKs bill to let community colleges ban smoking

Lottery commission approves two new games, pay raises
Also: Lottery bigwigs pitch bonuses for sales staff

NC Tax collection law may be repealed

Stormwater rules seek tougher standards near shellfish waters

Virginia Guard trains for U.S.-Mexican border duty

Mass. to weigh challenge to gay marriage

Putin Rips Cheney's Verbal 'Hunting Shot'

General- 2 sides attacking Iraq civilians

U.S. envoy- North Korea not cooperating

Colombia Seeks to Rein in Rights Watchdog

Inmates sue to overturn nude magazine ban

Tuesday 07/04/06

Multiple wounds found on man shot by police

GOP lawmakers urge Senate to approve mandatory pledge proposal

Easley signs $18.9 billion budget plan

State's lowest wages to rise

Law doesn’t require security

Bills slow 'short session'

UNC bill alarms insurance boss

Officials aim for Butner's self-rule

BRCC fires back at State
Also: College blocks inspectors in financial irregularity probe

Study- Latinos bring negative view of blacks across border

Cliffs looking at Swannanoa

W.N.C. heritage promoted

County Medicaid cap may be brief

Back-seat riders will need to buckle

State appeals restraining order on Georgia voter ID law

Innocence panel closer to reality after Senate vote

Satellite dish-maker wins tax incentives

Section of Boston Big-Dig tunnel falls, killing woman

U.S. Will Give Detainees Geneva Rights

China takes firm stance against North Korea

Russians Hail Death of 'Our Bin Laden'

Leftist Claims Broad Fraud in Mexican Vote

Pink Floyd founder dies

Monday 07/10/06

Slavery reparations gaining momentum

Gas prices likely to keep rising across state

Ethics updates await Senate action

Minimum wage increase in NC coming soon

Reaction mixed to required writing test

Gun-crime initiative defended

Lumbees head to Washington to seek recognition

Obstacles remain for quick exit by General Assembly

Report may help push more bans on smoking

Inexpensive seaside living being swept away by developers

Legislators criticize feds on education

A Money Pit for taxpayers?

Japan Mulling Action Over N. Korea Missiles

Mexico Candidate Claiming Election Fraud

Six Flags Considers Unloading Theme Parks

Shiite-Sunni violence kills dozens in Iraq

Edwards calls on Ohio to increase minimum wage

Free For All Friday! - 07/07/06

Asheville police officer shoots, critically wounds man
Also: City tackles police exodus

Child's death spurs changes at yet another DSS

Inspection, testing for new wells get initial N.C. House OK

N.C. bill seeks to add toll roads

By 3-2 vote, council moves to increase structure height

N.C. House committee approves legislative public financing

House limits lobbyists' gifts

N.C. Senate gives unanimous approval to cable TV changes

Budget uses rainy-day money

House OKs less-costly eye tests

Builder defends financing for decks

Also: It's not much, but it's home

Judge- suit lacks evidence linking mercury, autism

Black leaders- Culture of racism exists
Also: Charlotte Councilman calls for black summit

SC begins electronic monitoring of sex offenders

Agency must repay substance penalty overpayments

Vulgar signs bring charges

Student flier with fannies won't fly

Looking Back @ July 7

Dole, Salon.com trade slaps over Boyle

Ex-teacher indicted for sex with teen

$2.4 million of state money is paid in error

Headline turns increase into school budget 'cut'

N. Korea tests come amid US troop draw-down

Britain Marks Year Anniversary of Bombings

Calderon Wins Mexican Presidential Race

Authorities Say Gangs Using Internet

Brazil's Oil Giant Is Drilling Far From Home Waters

Militant Leader Captured by Iraqi Forces

New Orleans Housing Unwelcoming to Some

Subway Rider Sliced in Power Saw Attack

Allen McNeely, the head of NC Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Division, that exposed the sting against illegals aliens in NC.

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Below is an article from the Winson-Salem Journal's Sunday edition. This is a follow-up on William's Report on Department of Labor. Setup to arrest immigrants eroded trust, officials say THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sunday, July 10, 2005 RALEIGH State Labor Department officials say that federal agents who arrested about 50 immigrants at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base abused the trust that the department has tried to build with workers by inviting them to a safety meeting before they were cuffed and taken away. Officials with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement said they arrested the men just after they arrived for work Wednesday morning. They would not comment on exactly how the workers from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Ukraine were taken into custody on charges of using fake documents to get access to the base. Allen McNeely, the head of the state Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Division, said that the workers were lured into the arrests by a flier announcing a mandatory Occupational Safety and Health Administration meeting. McNeely said that one of the contractors who employed the immigrants faxed him a copy of the flier, which tells all contract workers to attend an OSHA briefing at the base theater and promises coffee and doughnuts. McNeely said that neither his division nor OSHA was involved in the arrests. He said that the ruse eroded trust between the labor department and the workers whom it is trying to keep safe. In recent years, the labor department has made an effort to reach out to the state's immigrant workers, especially those in construction because they are among the most likely to be killed or injured at work. "We are dealing with a population of workers who need to know about safety," McNeely said. "Now they're going to identify us as entrappers." This story can be found at: http://www.journalnow.com
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http://www.alipac.us/article-524-thread-1-0.html Press Release 7/8/2005 ALIPAC AND NC LISTEN CALL FOR APOLOGY AND ACTION FOR NC DEPT OF LABOR SUPPORT FOR ILLEGALS NC LISTEN – CARY, NC & AMERICANS FOR LEGAL IMMIGRATION PAC RON WOODARD WILLIAM GHEEN DIRECTOR PRESIDENT 919-460-8156 919-787-6009 Website: www.nclisten.com www.alipac.us July 8, 2005 In an article by Kristin Collins in today’s News and Observer, Mr. Allen McNeely of the N.C. Department of Labor openly criticized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for arresting 49 illegal alien immigrants who were working at Seymour Johnson AFB. Mr. McNeely believes the illegal aliens were lured by ICE to a meeting at SJAFB by encouraging them to attend an OSHA {Occupational Safety and Health] briefing. Also Mr. McNeely is critical of the arrests and perceives this tactic of ICE will hurt the trust he has built with illegal immigrant workers around the state. One would think Mr. McNeely would be thanking ICE for ridding the state of people illegally in our Country who are taking jobs North Carolinians have done and will do. Shouldn’t our N.C. Department of Labor be more concerned with unemployed North Carolinians and their ability to feed their families, rather than making sure illegal aliens have the latest workplace safety tips? Another concern is why Mr. McNeely is attacking ICE for doing their job to make sure our sensitive Department of Defense installations are free of any illegal aliens with false identification, and in this case to include NC driver’s licenses. Americans for Legal Immigration and NC Listen call on Ms. Cherie Berry, who leads the N.C. Department of Labor, well to offer the legal resident workers and the unemployed of North Carolina an apology. How can she allow a state labor department official to remain in office who is so insensitive as to be more concerned with illegal aliens than US citizens? Mr. McNeely should resign or be dismissed from his position. The North Carolina media should endeavor to inform citizens about Mr. McNeely’s criticism of illegal alien apprehensions on our military bases and citizens should contact Ms. Berry to request an apology and dismissal at cherie.berry@nclabor.com or (919) 733-7166.

Thursday - 07/06/06

Two-month delay for fraud law

N.C. lawmakers tentatively agree to $18.9 billion final budget
Also: Budget sets up fall's fights
Also: Highlights of final N.C. budget agreement

Time running out on reform

N.C. Senate overhauls DWI laws

High-rise in Hendersonville highly likely

Public debt for private decks?

Seat belt bill straps in support

Quirk in N.C. law means film incentives aren't what was planned

Neighborhood bans smoking at pools

Mayor- Illegals essential to city

2 State Courts OK Gay Marriage Bans

Effort to sanction N. Korea falters

Mexico's Calderon Has Insurmountable Lead

Video Shows Arabs Fighting in Somalia

Missile launch sends oil prices up

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Wednesday, 7/05/06

Flood actions in WNC narrowed by state

Momentum keeps building for Stop I-3 coalition

Illness prompts Sherrill to shift funds

Court Rules in Wrecker Case

Study- Laws restricting teenage driving save lives, prevent crashes

N.C. sees high number of petition drives this election season

AIA wins grant to study I-26 issue

ADD drugs abused by teens

Principals receive summer training

'Compliance dismissal fee' could end free ride for minor tickets

Furniture market gets more financing

Violence follows uptown Charlotte show, again

Creedmoor mayor seeks to mend relations

N.C. workers have many reasons for holding down two jobs

President hails effort of Bragg, Pope troops

Astronauts Inspect Shuttle for Damage

U.N. Security Council Meets on N. Korea

Police cast net to catch online child predators

Mexico Begins Marathon Review of Votes

N.J. gov. calls shutdown 'deplorable'

Clinton draws line on backing Lieberman