Quick Hits


* U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre tells Wilmington TV station "you never say never" when asked about running for Senate.

* Transportation blogger Bruce Siceloff notes that the House gave preliminary approval to a local-option sales tax for bus and trail transit.

* Mark Binker notes that a McGuire Woods staffer who worked for (then Lt.) Gov. Beverly Perdue's campaign is lobbying for video poker.

* Plastic bag manufacturers have announced they'll use 40 percent recycled material by 2015. They called Dome about it because of this.

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Re: Quick Hits

Thanks for the clarification.

Re: Quick Hits

Amended the post. Thanks!

— RTB 

Re: Quick Hits

You are making an incorrect implication about Gardner Payne when referring to Mark Binker's blog post. Gardner was working on the Bev Perdue committee when she was running for re-election as Lt. Governor, not when she was running for Governor.