North Carolina on Thursday November 05, 2009

NC: Senate majority leader to quit
By Mark Johnson, The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, one of North Carolina's most powerful and colorful lawmakers, announced Wednesday that he is resigning from the legislature.
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NC: N.C. has 2 up for Court of Appeals
By Barbara Barrett and Mark Johnson , The News & Observer (Raleigh)
WASHINGTON -- The nomination of two North Carolina judges to the nation's second-highest court could further a leftward push by President Barack Obama in shaping the federal judicial system. The confirmations also would give North Carolina the sort of heft on the court sought for years by the state's legal community and its senators in Washington.
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NC: DAs lobby for psych beds
By Michael Biesecker, The News & Observer (Raleigh)
North Carolina's prosecutors say they are increasingly concerned about the erosion of state services for people with mental illness who are accused of crimes.
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NC: Biomass waste gets own Web site
By Lynn Bonner, The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A Web site launched by North Carolina state government seeks to match companies looking to get rid of tubs of oil and tons of wood chips with companies that can turn them into something else.
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NC: Former legislator's conviction upheld
By The Associated Press, The Winston-Salem Journal
North Carolina appellate judges have upheld the conviction of former state Rep. Thomas Wright on three counts of obtaining property by false pretenses.
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NC: Sen. Hagan drops backing for judge
By Taft Wireback, The News & Record (Greensboro)
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A state judge ruled in favor of a company that includes U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan's husband a week after she recommended that judge for a possible lifetime federal appointment.
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Report: 11 states emerging from recession
By David Harrison, Special to Stateline.org
It’s going to be a long, hard climb out of the current economic downturn for many recession-ridden states hit hard by the housing crash, unemployment and shrinking revenues. But as the national economy starts its slow recovery, 11 states and the District of Columbia are showing signs of emerging from the recession, according to a new report.
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