Alan Greenblatt is a GOVERNING correspondent.
E-mail: mailbox@governing.comWright Closer to Expulsion
State Rep. Thomas Wright moved one step closer today to becoming the first member of the North Carolina House to be expelled since 1880. His attempt to block an ethics hearing that could lead to expulsion was denied.
Wright, a former associate of former Speaker-cum-convict Jim Black, has been indicted on five counts of fraud and one count of obstruction of justice, but has refused to resign his seat.
An ethics hearing will now proceed apace, despite the arguments made by his attorneys that they lacked time to prepare and that the hearing could taint the criminal jury pool.
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