Tag search result for: Attorney General '08

Cooper raised $2.8m in AG run

bniolet — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:20:19 -0500

Attorney General Roy Cooper raised $2.8 million in his successful re-election campaign.

Cooper, a Democrat, reported raising $282,193 from Oct. 19 to the end of the year, according to campaign finance disclosures.

Cooper's 'Dismissal' ad on Duke lacrosse

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:33:01 -0400

A new ad by Attorney General Roy Cooper highlights his role in dismissing the charges against three Duke University lacrosse players.

Crumley edits law firm ads

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:18:59 -0400

Bob Crumley will no longer appear in ads for his law firm.

The Republican candidate for state attorney general has long had his name and image in ads for Crumley and Associates which air in Greensboro, the Triangle and Charlotte.

One ad, which did not explicitly mention it was for a law firm, raised concerns from open government advocates for lines such as "People helping people, that's part of our North Carolina heritage. For Bob Crumley, it's been his life."

Cooper still fighting 2000 lawsuit

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:02:46 -0400

Roy Cooper is still fighting a lawsuit from 2000.

The state's attorney general, currently running for a third term, is defending himself against a defamation lawsuit filed by his Republican opponent in 2000.

The lawsuit centers on a campaign commercial from that year and could set a national precedent over whether a candidate can successfully sue an opponent over a political ad.

Crumley's records request

shwineka — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:57:40 -0400

Bob Crumley is requesting public records involving the creation of the state's e-mail deletion policy.

Crumley: Cooper should respond

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:29:38 -0400

Bob Crumley says Roy Cooper should respond on a public records flap.

Council of State Republican primary

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:14:20 -0500

Now that filing is done, the Republican primary is pretty clear.

Three Council of State races on the GOP ballot will be competitive.

For governor, Salisbury attorney Bill Graham, Charlotte mayor Pat McCrory, former Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr and state Sen. Fred Smith are joined by longshot candidate pecan farmer Elbie Powers.

Cooper, Crumley on crime lab

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:48:50 -0400

Roy Cooper celebrated the expansion of the state crime lab today.

At a ceremony in Raleigh, the state attorney general commemorated the opening of a 22,000-square-foot addition to the State Bureau of Investigation's facilities.