Tag: Greg

Letitia James Sets Sights on Greg Abbott

Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s recent pardon of Daniel Perry, who shot and killed a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020, is receiving backlash from state attorneys general around the country. A group of 14 state attorneys general, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, sent a letter on Wednesday to U.S. Attorney General Merrick […]

Greg Barnes, longtime WTVD reporter, dies at 73. He was ‘a real talent’

Television news reporter Greg Barnes, who covered community fundraisers, car crashes and hurricanes in southeastern North Carolina for WTVD with equal enthusiasm for nearly 35 years, died Wednesday after an illness. He was 73. Barnes started the station’s Fayetteville bureau in 1983 and ran it until he retired in 2017, becoming a trusted source and […]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declares victory in school voucher war against GOP House incumbents

Gov. Greg Abbott declared victory Tuesday night when his chosen candidates unseated three Texas House Republican incumbents who had voted against the governor’s signature “school choice” proposal in the last legislative session. In four of six key Texas House districts, Abbott-backed challengers ousted Republican incumbents in Tuesday’s GOP primary runoff elections, potentially setting the stage […]