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New highway program needs to be comprehensive, forward thinking, LaHood says (The Trucker News Services)

New highway program needs to be comprehensive, forward thinking, LaHood says (The Trucker News Services)

Regional and local transportation authorities must be empowered to invest in all kinds of projects, LaHood told the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today called on Congress to pass what he called […]

2010-01-19T09:48:37+00:00January 19th, 2010|

LaHood rescinds Bush transit spending restrictions (News and Observer)

LaHood rescinds Bush transit spending restrictions (News and Observer)

WASHINGTON Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Wednesday rescinded Bush administration restrictions on federal transit grants so that a wider range of projects will be eligible and local transit systems will receive money faster.

LaHood told a conference of transportation officials and researchers that the Obama administration wants greater […]

2010-01-19T09:45:26+00:00January 19th, 2010|

Goodall won’t run again; takes lobby job (The Enquirer-Journal)

Goodall won’t run again; takes lobby job (The Enquirer-Journal)

N.C. Sen. Eddie Goodall, R-Union, announced he would not seek reelection for his senate seat one day after N.C. Rep. Curtis Blackwood, R-Union, announced he would not seek reelection for the N.C. House.

Goodall and Blackwood said they did not collaborate on their decisions and it was just […]

2017-05-24T08:56:31+00:00January 19th, 2010|

Blackwood won’t seek fifth term (The Enquirer-Journal)

Blackwood won’t seek fifth term (The Enquirer-Journal)

Curtis Blackwood announced Thursday he will not run for a fifth term as representative of North Carolina’s District 68.

“Having spent over 10 percent of my life here in Raleigh, and believing in term limits, I have consulted with my family and believe that it is time to move […]

2017-05-24T08:56:31+00:00January 19th, 2010|

Albertson bows out (News and Observer)

Albertson bows out (News and Observer)

State Sen. Charlie Albertson will not run for re-election.

His decision creates another seat left open by a departing veteran Democrat.

Albertson, 78, will have spent 22 years in the legislature when his term ends. He was elected to two House terms before winning election to the Senate.

Veteran Senate […]

2017-05-24T08:56:31+00:00January 19th, 2010|

State Rep. Carolyn Justus won’t run for re-election (News and Observer)

More time for family (News and Observer)

State Rep. Carolyn Justus won’t run for re-election.

Justus, a Henderson County Republican, served as a legislative aide to her husband, the late Rep. Larry Justus, and was appointed to fill his seat after he died in 2002. She has been re-elected every two years since.

Justus said she would miss […]

2010-01-19T08:48:32+00:00January 19th, 2010|

Grady not seeking re-election to state office (Jacksonville Daily News)

Grady not seeking re-election to state office (Jacksonville Daily News)

Long-time state Rep. Robert Grady announced Thursday that he plans to run for Onslow County Clerk of Court instead of seeking re-election to the General Assembly.

“Serving the people of Onslow County in the State House has been a part of my life for the past 24 […]

2017-05-24T08:56:31+00:00January 12th, 2010|

Money for Roads not Reducing Unemployment (Associated Press)

Money for Roads not Reducing Unemployment (Associated Press)

AP Report: No Tangible Impact on Jobless from Government Stimulus Funds for Rebuilding Roads and Bridges

Ten months into President Barack Obama’s first economic stimulus plan, a surge in spending on roads and bridges has had no effect on local unemployment and only barely helped the beleaguered construction industry, […]

2010-01-12T07:40:15+00:00January 12th, 2010|

N.C. Rep. Sandra Spaulding Hughes won’t seek re-election (Wilmington Star News)

N.C. Rep. Sandra Spaulding Hughes won’t seek re-election (Wilmington Star News)

Another week, another local Democrat announces plans not to seek re-election this year.

State Rep. Sandra Spaulding Hughes announced Monday she won’t seek another two-year term in Raleigh representing a district that currently includes portions of northern New Hanover and western Pender counties.

Because of a […]

2017-05-24T08:56:31+00:00January 12th, 2010|
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