Hodges Speech Aims For Unity Amid Budget Strains
Governor Hodges prepares a forward looking address focusing on unity after Sept. 11 and budget gaps. Supporters urge a constructive tone while critics warn against a partisan gist and a Washington style shell game. The plan includes trust fund boosts, budget oversight shifts, and a spotlight on education, senior drug aid, and a new state lottery.
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Hodges
Thigpen
PTA
Vinson
Graham
Reiff
Leatherman
Senate Finance Committee
House
Ways ‘and Means Committee
Bobby Harrell
Charleston
Budget and Control Board
Washington
Educaton
Hodges Delivers State of the State On Economic Growth Plans
Governor Hodges will deliver a 30 minute State of the State address at 7 p.m. in the House chamber with statewide TV coverage. The speech covers economic recovery, industry attraction, textiles, centers of excellence, a school building initiative, teacher salary raises, and education reforms. Security themes include homeland defense, interagency talks, anti terrorism measures, and bioterrorism preparedness.
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Jim Hodges
House
Senate
Hugh Leatherman
Florence
Hodges
Moore Faults Lack of Alternatives in Budget Battle
Moore argues that the General Assembly bears the burden of proposing options as the state faces a revenue shortfall. He criticizes the current plan for relying on "interest funds" and warns that without new growth, leaders cannot avoid tax or bond measures. He recalls past votes against school and higher education funding amid claims of growth.
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Moore
General Assembly
Bush fainting episode linked to vasovagal syncope during TV game
Bush, watched on television, fainted after a pretzel caused coughing. Tubb said Bush woke with his two dogs watching, later examined by a doctor. medical experts explain vasovagal syncope and cough syncope as possible causes with normal recovery implied.
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Tubb
White House
Bush
Fleischer
Air Force
David Skibbie
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Virginia
Skibbie
Civilians Press On Against Al Qaida and Taliban Shelters
Forces widened the offensive at Zawar camp near Khost to root out militants sheltering in underground passages tied to senior Taliban commander Jalaludin Haqqani. The strikes followed the Tora Bora operation as bin Laden remains sought. Across Kandahar 961 prisoners sit in Guantanamo transfer and officials say al Qaida fighters regroup in the area. In Kabul the government calls for 6,000 recruits to form a unified professional military. A KC-130 crash in southwest Pakistan kills seven Marines, with remains arriving at Dover AFB.
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al-Qaida
Taliban
Zawar
Jalaluddin Haqqani
Tora Bora
bin Laden
United States
New York
Washington
Sur Gul
Khost
Afghanistan
Pentagon
Kandahar
Guantanamo
Cuba
James Jarvis
al- Qaida
Richard Reid
Kabul
Fazal Hadi Shinwari
Mullah Mohammed Omar
Pakistan
Dover Air Force Base
Maryland
North Carolina Lottery Debate Focuses on Cross Border Losses
North Carolina officials and opponents spar over potential lottery revenue leakage to South Carolina and Georgia. Estimates vary, with Hartman and BEA projections clashing, while lawmakers push for a statewide vote to keep education funds. Local figures warn against political footballing and warn that awaiting certainty risks more border losses.
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Lipa
Georgia
Easley
Fred Hartman
South Carolina
Hartman
Wees
BEA
Tara Robertson
Chuck Neely
Citizens United
North Carolina
Virginia
Ed Scarborough
Virginia Lottery
Scarborough
North Carlina
Bill Owens
Dpasquotank
Neely
Gambling addiction knows no social bounds
Gilroy describes gambling as a social hook that captures all via scratch-off games and immediate wins. He notes addiction crosses age and wealth, with examples from a rich businessman to the destitute, and cites cases of debts up to six hundred thousand dollars or more for some.
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Gilroy
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