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Tillis unanimously nominated for second term as House speaker
The North Carolina House Republican Caucus unanimously nominated House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, for a second term Saturday at an organizational meeting in Raleigh. It was a broad show of support for Tillis, who will lead the now-77 member strong supermajority when the General Assembly convenes in January 2013. "I ...
No inauguration date set yet for governor-elect
It may sound strange, but Gov.-Elect Pat McCrory still doesn't know when he'll take office. Gov. Bev Perdue's office emailed WSOC, "[T]he Governor-Elect sets the inauguration date." McCrory's camp texted WSOC, "No inauguration date yet." The state constitution just says the inauguration should be "the first day of January next ...
Governor-elect McCrory meets with Perdue, introduces transition team
Governor-elect Pat McCrory was in Raleigh Thursday, meeting with Gov. Perdue for the first time since the election. WSOC was the only Charlotte TV station with them in the state capitol. They spent about a half-hour in private. McCrory said he also met with some Republican legislative leaders, like house ...
Charlotte businesses hope governor-elect brings business to area
Some local small business owners and business leaders believe having a former mayor of the Queen City in the governor's office will help Charlotte. Governor-elect Pat McCrory, who left Charlotte for Raleigh Wednesday night, was mayor from 1995 to 2009. He will be the first Republican governor since James Martin ...
Local Latino group looking beyond presidential election
The nation’s fasting growing demographic is getting credit for helping President Barack Obama win re-election. Hispanic voters came out in droves for the presidential race. One local activist group said they’re now focused on how to execute change for the community. "I voted because no kid should have to worry ...
Obama: 'We have picked ourselves up,' fought back
A triumphant President Barack Obama heralded his re-election with a call to action early Wednesday, telling Americans that their citizenship doesn't end with their vote and declaring that the "best is yet to come." Obama offered a call for reconciliation after a divisive election, but he also defended the ...
Republican Mark Meadows wins 11th Congressional District
Tuesday night in Asheville, Republican Mark Meadows won the 11th Congressional District. Eyewitness News was with voters earlier Tuesday in Burke and Caldwell counties. Both are part of the district after it was redrawn earlier this year which created some confusion for voters on Tuesday. "I know some of their ...
Local campaign volunteers make final push for votes
Mayor Anthony Foxx stopped by a west Charlotte Obama campaign headquarters Tuesday. He joined dozens of volunteers who were making calls and urging voters to get out to the polls. "This is the most important day of the election because we will find out what the real poll says," Foxx ...
Some voters report problems at polls
Among the voters at the precinct inside Winding Springs Elementary were Marsha Skinner and her husband. With a sample ballot, she showed Eyewitness News what she said happened when she went to vote for Mitt Romney. “I pushed right here (and voted for Romney), and Barack Obama lit up,” Skinner ...
Some Gaston Co. voters say they were told they already voted
Some voters contacted Channel 9 when they went to vote and said they were told they already had. Eyewitness News reporter Ken Lemon went to the Gaston County Board of Elections for answers. “I feel like I was robbed,” voter Chandra Rogers said. Rogers said she has been a registered ...
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