Redistricting

North Carolina GOP Set To Solidify Gains with Redistricting

Jessica Kim | July 28, 2011, 11:30AM

Rep. Heath Schuler (D-NC)

Rep. Heath Schuler (D-NC), a three-term congressman, is no stranger to seeking re-election in a GOP-friendly district.

But this time around, if he runs, his fortunes may turn, as he faces the prospect of protecting his seat in the wake of redistricting in North Carolina, a process that was largely controlled by state Republicans for the first time in over a century. State Democrats stand to lose their 7-6 majority and more in the state Legislature.

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Planned Parenthood

NC Gov. Bev Perdue Vetoes Abortion Restricting Bill

Jessica Kim | June 28, 2011, 3:58PM

Gov. Bev Perdue (D-NC)

Gov. Bev Perdue (D-NC) on Monday vetoed a bill that would have required women seeking abortions to wait for 24 hours and receive ultrasound images of the fetus along with descriptions of what they are seeing before having the procedure.

"This bill is a dangerous intrusion into the confidential relationship that exists between women and their doctors. The bill contains provisions that are the most extreme in the nation in terms of interfering with that relationship," Perdue said in a statement to the Raleigh News & Observer.

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Health Care

Perdue: I Was Too Busy To Sign Health Care Letter

Evan McMorris-Santoro | October 6, 2009, 12:14PM

Gov. Bev Perdue (D-NC)

NC Gov. Beverly Perdue says her failure to sign a letter last week calling on Congress and the White House to pass health care reform isn't a sign of how tough the landscape for reform has become for her fellow Democrats. It simply means she was too busy on a trip to NYC to deal with outgoing mail.

Perdue spokesperson Chrissy Pearson told the Raleigh News & Observer that Perdue "agrees with the points made in the letter," but said the governor did not have enough time in her busy day to sign it:

"She didn't feel she had enough time to give it due consideration," Pearson said. "Her focus that day was the trip to New York City. It was a very grueling schedule."

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"She did not sign it but wants to make it clear that she remains committed to working with the Obama administration on health care reform," Pearson said. "She has continued the dialogue that began a few months ago whenever the White House asked North Carolina to host one of their forums on health care reform and she continues to remain concerned about the fact that while she believes reform is needed, such reform should not place an undue financial burden on the state."