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Perdue breaking ethics law?

concerned53 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:51:54 -0500

If Governor Perdue was in fact sitting in the same seats that Easley sat in when he was our Governor, she may have broken the state laws "that set forth ethical standards applicable to persons covered by the State Government Ethics Act" that were passed in either 2007 or 2008.

If I understand correctly, the Governor, any member of the Council of State or Legislature, are not allowed to accept gifts worth more than $10 from someone that attempts to lobby or influence them. I believe that both UNC-Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina system have lobbyists because they receive substantial funding from the state (and are now attempting to get more despite budget shortfalls).

The Governor's husband may be a big fan of UNC, very wealthy and even have rights to seats in the Dean Dome. However, if his seats were upgraded for the game by UNC to those where the "Governor sits", then Beverly broke state ethics laws that she should have known about since she has been Lt. Governor for the past 8 years.

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GrayJ — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:14:53 -0500

It seems like Easley set in exact same seats when he was governor. Anyone know if the governor gets season tickets? I imagine it wouldn't be hard for the governor to get tickets whenever they wanted. But I think Bev was sitting in the exact same seats that Mike used to occupy.

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polonsky — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:00:34 -0500

That must be where all you state fans learned about the UNC-NCSU "rivalry", because it sure wasn't based on events occurring over the last 20 years.

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samwatts — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:43:52 -0500

S'right. Her inaugural gown was WOLFPACK red, and it gets preserved in the museum!

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janestancill — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:22:51 -0500

Gov. Beverly Perdue was wearing light blue for her close-up camera shot last night at the big Tar Heels-Wolfpack basketball battle.

Her attire prompted the play-by-play guys to wonder if Perdue had made a smart political choice. Wasn't she alienating half the state, they mused?

Perdue's powder blue sweater wasn't shocking, though. Her husband, Bob Eaves, is a big Carolina fan and the two often attend games at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill.

The Tar Heels won last night, 89-80 over the Pack.