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Top Lawmaker Says Saturday Sessions Ahead For Veto Overrides
The Republican-controlled General Assembly is planning rare weekend floor sessions to handle two vetoes by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.
House Speaker Tim Moore said Monday he expects the House and Senate to return for veto-override debates and votes this Saturday. Moore says conflicting summer schedules made Saturday best.
Cooper last Friday vetoed bills that alter North Carolina ballot language for constitutional referenda and a state Supreme Court race this fall.
Democrat Running For Supreme Court Outraises GOP Incumbent
Campaign finance reports show that the Democratic candidate for North Carolina's Supreme Court has raised more than twice the amount the Republican incumbent has raised so far this year.
Reports due last Friday show Durham-based attorney Anita Earls has raised nearly $375,000 since January. Incumbent Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jackson, who was first elected to an eight-year term in 2010, raised more than $144,000. Republican Chris Anglin, who joined the race in June, was not required to file a report.
New North Carolina Party Sues Over Candidate Restriction
A new official political party in North Carolina says a law blocking some of its nominated candidates from standing for election this fall is unconstitutional.
The Constitution Party of North Carolina and three individuals picked to run under the party's banner in November are suing the state elections board in Raleigh federal court.
The Constitution Party met official party requirements in June and nominated by convention ten candidates for various offices. But the General Assembly passed a law preventing the party from fielding candidates who also lost in the May primaries for the same office.
High Point-Based Furniture Company's Bankruptcy Fuels Concerns, Questions
A major furniture company based in High Point has filed for bankruptcy.
Heritage Home Group LLC filed for Chapter 11 over the weekend. It's the parent company to the iconic Thomasville and Broyhill furniture brands. According to the company's website, it's negotiating with a potential buyer for both of them.
The company says it's also selling its luxury furniture division. That includes local brands like Hickory Chair, Maitland-Smith and Pearson brands, along with related operations in Hickory, North Carolina and elsewhere.
How all of this will impact the local community isn't clear right now.
Heritage Home Group says it has obtained financing to support the company‘s operations during the restructuring and sale process.
1 Of First Black University Of North Carolina Students Dies
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says one of its first black students has died.
J. Kenneth Lee died last week. A funeral for the 94-year-old was held Monday in Greensboro.
The university says in a statement that Lee was one of four African-American students who helped integrate the campus. The four had joined a lawsuit filed in 1949 that led to the desegregation of the university's law school.
Lee enrolled in the law school in 1951 and became a prominent civil rights attorney in Greensboro after graduating. His career spanned more than five decades.
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