Hunt's Reorganizations Sharpen Governor's Power in North Carolina
As the General Assembly nears adjournment Gov. Jim Hunt claims near perfect passage of his reforms reorganizing more than a dozen state agencies and commissions. Critics see expanded power and cost while supporters argue the moves strengthen his program push and pave the way for a potential second term.
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General Assembly
Jim Hunt
Hunt
Natural and Economic Resources
Commerce
Military and Veterans Affairs
Paroles Commission
The
Utilities Commission
Ports Authority
Board of Transportation
Energy Division
Law-and-Order Commission
Jim Holfhouser
Marshall Rauch
D-Gaston
Rauch
Savings-and-Loan Commission
Billy Watkins
Dgranville
Willis Whichard
D-Durham
Whichard
Charles Winberry
Legislative
Winberry
New
Paroles Board
Corrections
Amos Reed
Commerce Dept
Warrants Delayed in Cumberland County Case
Cumberland County officers failed to return more than 1200 warrants and citations since 1973 under a 90 day rule. The Fayetteville Times found warrants for crimes from murder to bad checks, while Sheriff Ottis Jones faces a grand jury probe over alleged suppression of a warrant to pressure a political figure.
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Cumberland County
Fayetteville Times
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Times
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Tommy Griffin
Griffin
General Assembly
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
Chancellor's Lawyer Denies NBC Contract
NBC News reports anchorman John Chancellor may stay with NBC and sign a long term deal but his lawyer Ralph Mann says no agreement exists. Chancellor has not commented and CBS News eyed him as a potential successor to Eric Sevareid.
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NBC News
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Chancellor
CBS News
Eric Sevareid
Nightly News
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NBC
Ralph Mann
International Creative Management
Cumberland County Grand Jury Seeks Indictment of Sheriff Jones
A Cumberland County grand jury has asked District Attorney Ed Grannis Jr. to present an indictment against Sheriff Ottis Jones over alleged abuse of power. The jury also instructed investigation of all allegations including a claimed warrant suppression to pressure a supporter. The panel will reconvene July 18. Jones denies wrongdoing and expects exoneration after a full probe.
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Cumberland County
Dist. Atty
Ed Grannis Jr
Ottis Jones
Grannis
Jones
State Bureau of Investigation
Adam Hales
7Th District
Democratic Committee
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