http://projects.newsobserver.com/taxonomy/term/8941/feed The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/quick_hits_90 <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p>* Gov. <a href="/under_the_dome/perdue_tour_rolls_on">Beverly Perdue</a> signed into law a <a href="http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&amp;BillID=h+440&amp;submitButton=Go">bill</a> that toughens penalties increasing the penalty for those who strike and kill someone when they run through a school bus stop arm. (<a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/06/23/article/perdue_signs_new_law_for_school_bus_death">GN&amp;R</a>)</p><p>* Perdue&#39;s lukewarm reception on the <a href="/under_the_dome/perdue_rally_sees_lukewarm_pep">Greenville stop</a> of her statewide tax tour was repeated in Wilmington. (<a href="http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090622/ARTICLES/906229973/1204/NEWS101?Title=Educators-give-Perdue-poor-grade-after-visit-to-Ashley-H-S-">WS-N</a>)</p><p>* While friends lobby for a pardon, imprisoned former N.C. House Speaker <a href="/dome/profiles/jim_black">Jim Black</a> may hold his own key to early release — by cooperating with prosecutors who put him behind bars. (<a href="http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/1579669.html">N&amp;O</a>)</p><p>* A historical marker was unveiled on Monday as a lasting monument to the more than 7,600 people sterilized by the state in a misguided 20th-century effort to reduce defects in the gene pool. (<a href="http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/1579672.html">N&amp;O</a>) </p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/quick_hits_90#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (4)</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/quick_hits_90#comment Beverly Perdue HB440-09 Jim Black sterilization Under the Dome Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:30:00 -0400 bniolet 14511 at http://projects.newsobserver.com