North Carolina legislator removed from office

Since the 1970s, the National Conference of State Legislatures has found only seven cases of members being expelled from state legislatures. The seventh occurred Thursday in North Carolina, where the state House voted overwhelmingly to remove Rep. Thomas Wright from office. It was the first such expulsion of a lawmaker from North Carolina's General Assembly in 128 years. The House voted 109-5 in favor of evicting Wright, who is accused of mishandling or hiding about $340,000 in loans and campaign and charitable contributions. At least 80 votes were needed to kick him out of office. Here's more from the Thicket.