NC Senate District 9

Big focus on education in NC Senate District 9 candidate forum

Sara Wood — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Several issues were discussed during last night’s North Carolina Senate District 9 forum at the WHQR Gallery, but education continued to surface as one of the central debates. WHQR’s Sara Wood reports incumbent Republican Thom Goolsby and Democratic opponent Deb Butler argued the merits and failures of the state’s education system.

NC Senate District 9 candidates toe party line over voter ID

Sara Wood — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:00:00 +0000

During last night’s North Carolina Senate District 9 Forum at the WHQR Gallery, panelist Jon Evans of WECT asked candidates if they would resurrect the voter ID bill vetoed last year by Governor Bev Perdue. WHQR’s Sara Wood reports incumbent Republican Thom Goolsby and Democratic candidate Deb Butler passionately disagreed while toeing the party lines.

NC Senate District 9 candidates on politics as usual

Rachel Lewis Hilburn — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:00:00 +0000

At the North Carolina Senate District 9 Candidates’ Forum at WHQR last night, Republican Senator Thom Goolsby and his Democratic opponent Deb Butler accused one another of hypocrisy, lying, mud-slinging, and complaining. So when panelist Cacky Catlett asked how they would talk to families who aren’t interested in politics as usual, the answer, as WHQR’s Rachel Lewis Hilburn reports, quickly turned into -- well, politics as usual.

It started with an acknowledgment from the candidates:

NC Senate District 9 candidates debate regulatory reform

Rachel Lewis Hilburn — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Although subtle differences exist in some races this election season, that is not the case with Senate District 9. In a Candidates’ Forum in the WHQR Gallery last night, WHQR’s Rachel Lewis Hilburn reports that Republican Senator Thom Goolsby and Democratic Candidate Deb Butler went to the mat over regulatory reform.