http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/hackney_time_to_move_on Comments for "Hackney: Time to move on" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/hackney_time_to_move_on#comment-2612 <p>NO Hackney...its TIME for you to do your job and sweep this trash out the door! NOW!</p> <p>And Thomas Wright has known for a LONG time this was coming! </p> <p>WHO's NEXT???</p> Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:21:53 -0500 FFC1304 comment 2612 at http://projects.newsobserver.com http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/hackney_time_to_move_on <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <img src="/sites/projects.newsobserver.com/files/hackneyhead_100.jpg" class="blog-icon" /> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p>House Speaker <a href="/under_the_dome/profiles/joe_hackney">Joe Hackney</a> is ready to move on.</p><p>In an e-mailed statement to the press, the Chapel Hill Democrat said that <a href="/under_the_dome/wright_indicted_on_five_counts">indictments</a> against state Rep. Thomas Wright for improperly soliciting donations and spending them on personal expenses are old news. </p><p>&quot;It&#39;s disappointing anytime an elected official is accused of wrongdoing, but the allegations in this case date back several years and don&#39;t reflect on the many good things we did this past legislative session,&quot; he said in a statement. &quot;I look forward to continuing to move ahead and doing the people&#39;s business in a way that will make them proud.&quot;</p><p>He made no mention of removing Wright from the House. </p><p><a href="/under_the_dome/sinsheimer_wright_should_go_now">Earlier:</a> Campaign finance watchdog calls for Hackney to expel Wright. </p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/hackney_time_to_move_on#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (1)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/hackney_time_to_move_on#comment corruption Joe Hackney Thomas Wright Under the Dome Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:29:06 -0500 ryanteaguebeckwith 3535 at http://projects.newsobserver.com