1. Apr
    06

    Measuring the General Assembly’s Effectiveness

    Posted in Legislative Activity, Politicians & Politicking By Sarah Hardin | Tagged , , , ,

    The North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research released its biennial legislator effectiveness rankings today, and many of the highest ranking legislators will not be returning.  In order to measure effectiveness, the Center takes surveys of registered lobbyists, the capitol press, and the legislators themselves.    These groups are asked to rate the legislators in several [...]

  2. 1
    Dec
    18

    Well That Settles Things…

    Posted in Politicians & Politicking By Chris Hayes | Tagged , , ,

    Good to see Sen. Tony Rand got that little annoyance over the accusations of insider trading cleared up. Nothing like an independent review of your actions by your business partner, personal accountant, Treasurer for your campaign committee and the person you put in charge of running the Department of Transportation. The report was commissioned by [...]

  3. Dec
    17

    Waters Get Hotter For Sen. Tony Rand

    Posted in Legislative Activity, Politicians & Politicking By Chad Adams | Tagged , , ,

    Ok, so now Rand has more accusers than RC Soles, maybe.. . Then again, those two go way back together, but I digress.  Rand now has a second accuser in the insider trading scheme at Law Enforcement Associates. RALEIGH — A former board member at Law Enforcement Associates says state Sen. Tony Rand tried to [...]

  4. 1
    Dec
    02

    Yet More Corruption In NC?

    Posted in Politicians & Politicking By Chad Adams | Tagged , , ,

    Nah, say it isn’t so. . .The lead story on the WRAL website implicates the most powerful member of the Senate (Tony Rand-D, Cumberland) in an insider trading scheme. (Paul) Feldman alleged that Rand and other politicians engaged in insider trading in 2004 and 2005 and that Rand also was involved in insider trading with [...]

  5. Nov
    09

    Rand Helped Reshape Parole Board

    Posted in Legislative Activity By Chris Hayes | Tagged , ,

    Sen. Tony Rand, who announced last week that he was stepping down from the NC Senate to become Chairman of the state’s Parole Board played a large part in reshaping the board to its current configuration. In 2005, Rand introduced S 897 which changed the makeup of the parole board from three full-time members to [...]

  6. 1
    Nov
    05

    Rand’s Departure Not About Money

    Posted in Politicians & Politicking By Chris Hayes | Tagged ,

    Some in and out of the the media have speculated that Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand’s move from the Senate to the Parole Board was partially motivated by the significant pay increase he would receive.  His Senate salary is around $17,000 per year while the Parole Board pays in excess of $100,000. From an examination [...]

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