Gov. Beverly Perdue will not run for re-election, marking the first time since gubernatorial succession was allowed in 1980 that a first-term governor failed to seek and win a second term.
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- Zombie roleplaying game prompted NC campus alert
- NC county commissioner arrested, posts bond
- Mass. Gov. Patrick heads to NC for fundraiser
- NC Democrats meet after Perdue nixes 2nd run
- NAACP leader says country's eyes are on NC
- NC city parts with landmark mansion lost to arson
- NC city plans park to show off native's art
- NC agency approves rate hike for Duke Energy
- Dalton says he supports Perdue's tax proposal
- NC amendment supporters not worried about money
- NC Rep. Bill Faison says he's running for governor
- Judge suspends Durham DA prior to removal hearing
- ACLU concerned about NC board's policy on comments
- Man charged in beheading plot in court hearing
- 2 Democrats considering NC lieutenant governor bid
- NC Democrats scrambling after Perdue's decision
- NC high court sides with DA over judge on traffic
- ICE arrests sex offenders in GA, NC and SC
- NC lawmaker suggests public hangings should resume
- Perdue's decision means NC Democrats scrambling
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"Tis the season for lots of unfounded rumors."
Rep. Susi Hamilton, rejecting speculation that she isn’t seeking reelection this year.
WILMINGTON STAR-NEWS, 1/22/12
Perdue's Reasons
Gov. Beverly Perdue explained her decision not to seek a second term as a way of avoiding a more politicized fight over funding for public schools.
Successor Speculation
Gov. Beverly Perdue’s announcement Thursday that she is not seeking reelection set off a frenzy of speculation about potential Democratic gubernatorial candidates. By the end of the day, it appeared that only Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton had publicly declared plans to run for governor.
Tedesco Bid
A Wake County Board of Education member at the forefront of some of the district's most contentious issues has announced his plans to run for state superintendent of public instruction.
Death Row Letter
A North Carolina man on death row who wrote a taunting letter to a newspaper gives a different version of his life in communications with family members.
Pittman's Email
Rep. Larry Pittman has suggested bringing back public hangings as a deterrent to crime and extending the use of the death penalty to doctors who perform abortions, rapists and kidnappers.
Miller’s Plans
U.S. Rep. Brad Miller announced this week that he is not seeking another term in the U.S. House, saying he does not want to face another Democratic veteran in this spring’s primary.
Romney and Obama
GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney leads Democratic President Barack Obama by 9 percent among probable North Carolina voters, according to a recent poll by the Civitas Institute.