Cable rates deregulation plan aims to reshape telecom rules
A GOP bill to deregulate cable rates as part of a broad telecommunications reform would allow local, long‑distance, and cable firms to compete, potentially restraining or raising prices. Supporters cite new competition and services for customers while opponents warn of sharp rate hikes where no new rivals exist.
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House Commerce Telecommunications
Congress
Federal Communications Commission
Edward Markey
D-Mass
Vice
Thomas Bliley
R-Va
Blacks Press for Black Representation on Craven Hospital Board
About 25 Black residents led by Craven Commissioner Gerald Parker demanded bylaw changes to add minority membership to the Craven Regional Medical Center board. Seven Black ministers in the chaplain program boycotted the hospital until a resolution is reached as the Republican board faces accusations of racism and stalling. The hospital board chair Kenneth Morris pledged a response within 60 days amid tense, unresolved pleas.
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Laurie Gengenbach
Sun Journal
Craven Regional Medical Center Board
Craven
Gerald Parker
Parker
Board of Commissioners
Hospital
Kenneth Morris
Hospital Board
Calvin Brown
New Bern
Parker Drug Conspiracy Case Faces Second Tape Suppression Motion
Craven County commissioner Gerald Parker's attorney Earl Whitted Jr files a second motion to suppress a key taped conversation. The defense alleges tape alteration after a prior ruling that the reporter who made the recording lacked Parker's permission. An affidavit from Clarence Gene Leggett, an alleged CIA veteran, claims expert testimony that the tape appears altered. Parker is charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs and related counts for two deals at Rhein Avenue.
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Gerald Parker
Craven County
U.S. District Court
Raleigh
Parker
Earl
Whitted Jr
Donald Gaskins
Havelock High School
Whitted
Kinston
Clarence Gene Leggett
Central Intelligence Agency
Leggett
Phillip White
National Security
John F . Parker
Rhein Avenue
FBI probes North Carolina insurance commissioner amid IM funds allegations
The FBI is investigating NC Insurance Commissioner Jim Long over alleged improprieties in the Department of Insurance. The probe centers on $1.2 million paid to a private attorney, shutdown of a Kinston firm, and potential conflicts involving his wife and ex-wife. U.S. Attorney Janice Cole and former Interstate Casualty official William Shackelford are linked to the case.
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Jim Long
FBI
N.C. Department of Insurance
Long
Kinston
Charlotte Observer
U.S
Janice McKenzie Cole
Raleigh
Department of Insurance
William Shackelford
Interstate Casualty Insurance Co
Shackelford
Interstate
Bobby Gray
Goldsboro
Insurance Consumer Protection Fund
General Assembly
Budget Dealing Advances Gingrich Budget Blueprint
Washington reports show Republicans wrestling over the seven year budget plan to cut Medicare and other programs. Key lawmakers push for guarantees while debate centers on billions in trust fund spending and a rival deficit plan from freshman Rep. Mark Neumann.
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House Gop
Newt Gingrich
GOP
Robert Walker
R-Pa
Mark Neumann
Wisconsin
Gingrich
Dick Armey
R-Texas
House Budget Committee
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