http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/hagan_dalton_to_advise_on_budget Comments for "Hagan, Dalton to "advise" on budget" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/hagan_dalton_to_advise_on_budget#comment-6709 <p>Higher office? U.S. Senate and lieutenant governor are nice, but surely there is no higher office than serving in the General Assembly. Except maybe being a political cartoonist.</p> Fri, 16 May 2008 03:50:15 -0400 Proctor comment 6709 at http://projects.newsobserver.com http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/hagan_dalton_to_advise_on_budget <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p>The state Senate has two new budget committee chairman, <a href="/under_the_dome/profiles/charlie_smith_dannelly">Charlie Dannelly</a> of Charlotte and <a href="http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=S&amp;nUserID=9">Charles Albertson</a> of Beulaville. </p><p>They replace Sens. <a href="/profiles/kay_hagan">Kay Hagan</a> of Greensboro and <a href="/profiles/walter_dalton">Walter Dalton</a> of Rutherfordton, who will step down to &quot;advisory&quot; roles, reports Lynn Bonner. Read: They don&#39;t have to go to all the meetings.</p><p>Hagan and Dalton are running for higher office, she for U.S. Senate and he for lieutenant governor.</p><p>Dannelly and Albertson join Sen. <a href="http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=Senate&amp;nUserID=56">Linda Garrou</a> of Winston-Salem as the so-called &quot;big chairs&quot; on the Senate budget writing committee.</p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/hagan_dalton_to_advise_on_budget#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/hagan_dalton_to_advise_on_budget#comment budget Charles Albertson Charlie Dannelly Kay Hagan Linda Garrou Lt. Governor &#039;08 N.C. Senate Senate &#039;08 Under the Dome Walter Dalton Thu, 15 May 2008 10:32:03 -0400 bkrueger 7132 at http://projects.newsobserver.com