Her husband, former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, is facing trial for alleged campaign finance violations involving his mistress.
Cate Edwards' first-person piece doesn't mention her father's recent troubles, and focuses mostly on her mother's influence in her life. She writes that her father supported her decision to leave her job as an attorney and start the foundation.
House GOP leaders have formed a committee to explore a revamp of the state's immigration policy. It comes as attention focuses on other states, such as Alabama, which are toughening illegal immigration laws in the absence of federal policy. Reps. Frank Iler and Harry Warren will lead the committee.
From Patrick Gannon's report Wednesday in the Wilmington Star-News:
"Iler didn't say whether he thought North Carolina would try to take a hard-line stance on illegal immigration like Alabama, or enact a less-strict approach like California. But he did give insight into his own views on illegal immigration.
" 'My personal opinion is that we need to make North Carolina as unwelcome for any illegal alien from wherever they come from,' he said. 'There are laws about how you become a citizen, and those should be followed.' "
Both Iler and Warren sponsored anti-illegal immigration bills in the House this past legislative session. Both co-sponsored House Bill 11, which would have prohibited illegal aliens from attending North Carolina community colleges and universities. That bill never made it out of a committee.
They also co-sponsored the controversial House Bill 33, which would ban the matriculation consular cards issued by the Mexican Consulate as acceptable forms of ID in North Carolina. That bill passed the House but was never heard by the Senate.
It's unclear whether any action will take place given House Speaker Thom Tillis' recent remarks that polarizing legislation is not likely to get much attention in the short session amid a politically charged election season.
Equality NC, the group leading the charge against a constitutional amendment to outlaw gay marriage and civil unions, named a new executive director.
Stuart Campbell will take the helm of the state's leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy organization Oct. 24. He most recently served as community services manager in the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in Austin. (Texas passed a constitutional ban on gay marriage in 2005.)
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