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  • Who Said Simon Says? [NC penalizing those who follow supply and demand]

    11/27/2008 9:26:58 PM PST · by MitchellC · 21 replies · 656+ views
    John Locke Foundation - Wild West ^ | Nov 27, 2008 | Leslee Kulba
    Medhat Salameh is in trouble. During the gas shortage, people working at his gas station took it upon themselves to adjust the price of fuel accordingly. His gas station raised prices as much as 46%, netting over $4200. Salameh flagrantly flew in the face of government, failing to consult his legislators on the latest mood in their powers to deem, and responded to the market. Worse, consumers defiantly purchased the overpriced goods without consulting their attorneys. Asheville resident Don George fueled his Volvo at M&J Wednesday evening. George said he buys gas there about three times a month and remembers...
  • Officials: Donations To NC Attorney General (Dem. Roy Cooper) Not A Conflict

    10/28/2003 7:03:05 AM PST · by jern · 1 replies · 254+ views
    The Associated Press ^ | Oct. 28, 2003 | The Associated Press
    <p>RALEIGH, N.C. -- Two state officials who did not disclose their donations to the 2000 election campaign of Attorney General Roy Cooper have ruled on a slander case against Cooper that will have a major impact on future political advertising.</p> <p>Neither official believes a conflict of interest exists.</p>
  • A quick profit off the (Carolina) Hurricanes (NC AG accuses six firms of scalping tickets )

    06/06/2002 7:13:21 PM PDT · by jern · 4 replies · 422+ views
    The News & Observer ^ | June 6, 2002 | JOHN SULLIVAN
    By JOHN SULLIVAN, Staff Writer RALEIGH - A Wake County judge stopped six companies Wednesday from selling high-priced tickets to the Stanley Cup finals at the Entertainment and Sports Arena after state Attorney General Roy Cooper filed a suit accusing them of ticket scalping. Wake Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens issued a temporary restraining order against the companies, citing "sufficient evidence to believe that the defendants are engaged in unfair and deceptive commercial practices." Stephens said consumers would continue to suffer losses unless he stopped the companies from advertising or selling tickets in violation of state law. North Carolina...
  • Probe of NC DMV broadens (Attorney general hints of forced political contributions to Democrats)

    04/16/2002 11:16:20 AM PDT · by jern · 20 replies · 2,002+ views
    The News & Observer ^ | April 16, 2002 | IRWIN SPEIZER
    By IRWIN SPEIZER, Staff Writer Attorney General Roy Cooper said Monday that state investigators have turned up credible evidence of possible misconduct by Division of Motor Vehicle officials in Western North Carolina, and he called for help from federal prosecutors in pursuing the case. "We ... have gathered information that leads us to believe that the public duties of some members of the state Division of Motor Vehicles may have been compromised," Cooper said at a news conference in Asheville. Cooper said the State Bureau of Investigation is probing allegations that some DMV officers have misled investigators; mishandled private...