Welfare clash over Republicans' sweeping reform bill
The House debates the Personal Responsibility Act amid partisan rancor as Republicans press a plan to dismantle 45 programs and shift funding to states. Democrats decry lost guarantees for the poor while Republicans cite $66 billion in five years in savings. Debate erupts over an abortion amendment as tempers flare.
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House
Socrats
America
Congress
Sam Gibbons
D-Fla
Jim McCrery
R-La
Gibbons
Speaker
Bill Archer
Texas
TransPark debate rages over vision and local worries
At Craven County Courthouse a 2 1/2 hour meeting featured Frank Kerr urging residents to rename TransPark the Blueberry Pig Flying Program while panelists described goals to expand Kinston airport. WSJ notes shift to agriculture and military with 16 million spent. officials insist plans stay on track. Environmental questions arise about waste water disposal into the Neuse.
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N.C
Wall Street Journal
North Carolina
Jim Hunt
Jim Martin
Sughrue
Authority
Fairfield Harbour
Don Penny
Neuse
West Craven student dies after crash at Craven County intersection
Stephanie Sandoval a 16 year old West Craven High cheerleader died early today at Pitt County Memorial Hospital after a morning wreck at Spock Lane and NC 43. She was the fourth West Craven student to die in a crash in the past year.
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West Craven High School
Craven County
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Greenville
Stephanie Sandoval
West Craven High
Don Hughes
Spock Lane
NC 43
Sandoval
Jack Hudson
Concord St
Paul Sarsfield
State Highway Patrol
Judge rules Nolan will not face death penalty in Craven case
Judge James D. Llewellyn ruled Nolan will not face the death penalty due to insufficient evidence for first degree murder. The jury, split between not guilty and second degree murder, will now decide guilt on the lesser charge as closing arguments wrap up. Rhue family reacts, while prosecutors argued the 9 mm pistol tied Nolan to the shooting on January 24, 1994.
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Nolan
Archie Defronso Nolan
Craven County
James D. Llewellyn
Doy Ray Rhue Jr
Sheila Hayes
Rhue
Manteo
Ray Rhue Sr
W. David McFadyen Jr
McFadyen
Patricia Smith
State Senate mulls tax cut adjustments in NC
In Raleigh lawmakers debate trimming a $237.5 million income tax cut proposed by the House. Sen J K Sherron and Sen John Kerr favor smaller relief, emphasizing standard deductions and exemptions to target families while avoiding overextension. House leaders defend the plan as family friendly and fiscally prudent.
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Senate
Senate Finance Committee
J.K. Sherron
D-Wake
Sherron
Leo Daughtry
R-Johnston
Finance Committee
John Kerr
D-Wayne
Kerr
North Carolina
Legislative
Senate Democrats
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