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RALEIGH,N.C. -- Richard Vinroot announced Thursday afternoon that he will not call for a runoff in the GOP Gubernatorial election, thus handing the Republican nomination to primary winner Patrick Ballantine.

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A state Board of Transportation member has resigned after e-mailing local leaders to ask for contributions to Gov. Mike Easley's 2004 campaign for re-election in exchange for helping to secure road projects for Iredell County. According to Richard Vinroot and the North Carolina Republican Party, Frank Johnson of Statesville said in the e-mail he set a goal of raising $50,000 to take to Raleigh. "You probably know that Mike Easley appointed me to this position and like a lot of politicians he is asking what I have done for him 'lately,'" Johnson allegedly wrote. Johnson then added, "We need a...

We reported on 2/19/01 that signs (pictured at left) had appeared in various around the State, that reference legislation proposed in the House and Senate that would loosen restrictions on the concealed weapons law. The signs purported to be paid for by "The Republican Party" and referenced legislation in the General Assembly that proposed reform of concealed weapons laws. At the time, we were the first to report that members of the House Republican caucus were said to be seeking a SLED investigation as to whether laws had been broken. Herb Hayden, executive director of the State Ethics commission,...