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The retrial on bribery and fraud charges for former top NC political donor Greg Lindberg has been delayed to April or May 2024. It had been scheduled for November.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 8:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A motion filed this week in federal court could indicate another delay in the federal retrial of Greg Lindberg on bribery and fraud charges.
Published: Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 @ 9:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Former top NC political donor Greg Lindberg's lawyers appeared at the state Appeals Court Wednesday to battle orders linked to a $600 million court judgement against him.
Published: Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 @ 1:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will no longer have a dual role as the state’s fire marshal come Jan. 1.
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 3:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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US Attorney Dena King's office objects to two defense lawyers withdrawing from a bribery and fraud case involving former top North Carolina political donor Greg Lindberg.
Published: Friday, November 24th, 2023 @ 1:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal judge has agreed to delay one trial for former N.C. political donor Greg Lindberg while he prepares for a retrial on bribery and fraud charges.
Published: Sunday, July 30th, 2023 @ 9:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper signed four bills into law Saturday, including the controversial H.B.346, Reorganization & Economic Development Act, which will allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina and Delta Dental to reorganize and create a holding company for billions in surplus revenue.
Published: Saturday, July 29th, 2023 @ 5:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that allows the non-profit Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina and Delta Dental to reorganize and create a holding company for billions in surplus revenue.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 3:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Former top N.C. political donor Greg Lindberg is likely to see a federal trial on charges related to his insurance businesses delayed until 2024.
Published: Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 @ 12:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Policy Holders and Customers Deserve to Be Protected
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2023 @ 5:53 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The most recovery they've seen is in middle and high school math, with the least recovery in middle school reading.
Published: Monday, May 1st, 2023 @ 6:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Former N.C. political donor Greg Lindberg's retrial on bribery and fraud charges is set for Nov. 6.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 @ 9:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Former high-profile N.C. political donor Greg Lindberg will likely face a new trial on federal bribery and fraud charges in November.
Published: Saturday, February 11th, 2023 @ 6:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Former high-profile N.C. political donor Greg Lindberg will not face a retrial on federal fraud and bribery charges in March.
Published: Thursday, February 9th, 2023 @ 8:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Former N.C. political donor Greg Lindberg could face a new trial on federal bribery and fraud charges as early as March.
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2022 @ 7:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Blue Cross Blue Shield N.C. elected Dr. Tunde Sotunde as its president and CEO, starting June 1.
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 @ 6:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state insurance commissioner is calling for the head of Blue Cross N.C. to resign.
Published: Thursday, September 26th, 2019 @ 12:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Our political process is under tremendous pressure, no question. In North Carolina and beyond, politics has been overly coarsened, polarized, and trivialized. But the system isn’t irreparably broken.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2019 @ 7:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Dallas Woodhouse, former TV reporter and grass-roots activist, announced Monday, April 15, he would leave his position as executive director of the N.C. Republican Party after the party’s state convention in June.
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2019 @ 6:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Robin Hayes, chairman of the N.C. Republican Party, Wednesday relinquished most of his daily managing responsibilities to other party officers.
Published: Thursday, April 4th, 2019 @ 7:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Is a constitutional amendment on the November ballot changing the way judicial vacancies are filled a good step toward merit selection of judges, or a reckless consolidation of power?
Published: Thursday, September 27th, 2018 @ 11:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is concerned that insurers "have left health insurance markets in droves due to the increased burdens" of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 @ 3:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Six years ago today, amid glowing promises of cost-cutting and expanded health care for all, President Obama signed into law his signature Affordable Care Act
Published: Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016 @ 9:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina has never had a Republican insurance commissioner, but three candidates running in the GOP primary hope to change that - citing consumer welfare rather than their own ambitions as a reason for campaigning.
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2016 @ 2:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Party disunity can be fatal for political campaigns in competitive races. Just ask former governor Rufus Edmisten.
Published: Sunday, October 4th, 2015 @ 5:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Despite recent legislation easing some restrictions on the marketplace, North Carolina's rate-setting structure for car insurance is little more than a government price-fixing scheme that hits consumers in the wallet while protecting the profits of some insurance companies, a consumer advocate...
Published: Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 @ 1:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Employers with fewer than 50 full-time workers do not suffer Obamacare's employer mandate tax if they do not offer health insurance coverage. However, if a firm chooses to offer coverage, it must be compliant with the law's standards.
Published: Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014 @ 2:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina officials are scrambling to determine the impacts of accepting President Obama's one-year delay in canceling policies that have been deemed illegal under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
Published: Monday, November 18th, 2013 @ 11:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Rep. Jeff Collins may have foreshadowed debate on a proposal to rework the way auto insurance rates are set when he told a panel hearing his...
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2013 @ 4:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's auto insurance system imposes a special tax on all drivers that helps subsidize rates for high-risk drivers. That tax is part of a system designed to guarantee profits for insurers.
Published: Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 @ 11:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two of the General Assembly's most powerful Republican lawmakers and the Democratic state insurance commissioner are among those ensnared in a legal struggle between private and nonprofit bail bondsmen organizations providing instructional courses for bail agents.
Published: Monday, January 7th, 2013 @ 10:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Homeowners could see their insurance rates go up - some by as much as 30 percent - if a request by the N.C. Rate Bureau is approved.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2012 @ 1:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The incumbent and the challenger in the election for state insurance commissioner share a number of policy positions.
Published: Sunday, September 23rd, 2012 @ 12:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The run off election from the State primary is now in progress. There are only a hand full of candidates from both the Republican and Democrat tickets.
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 @ 11:59 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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