Rep. Rick Glazier

Rep. Rick Glazier says he's making a formal annoucement Thursday at an event in Fayetteville, and he told the Raleigh N&O that he wasn't sure how the rumors got started that he would not run.

"I have never changed my plans or mind," he said in an e-mail to reporters. He will challenge incumbent Democrat June Atkinson in a primary.

Sacrificing the many in favor of the few.

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Today Rep. Rick Glazier, Rep. Tricia Cotham, and Senator Julia Boseman announced the introduction of the School Violence Prevention Act in the NC House and Senate this week. Also known as the anti-bullying bill, this legislation will help make all students, including those who are LGBT, safer at school.

While this bill will establish an unambiguous stance against bullying by other students, it will also make it clear to educators and school employees that harassment is unacceptable. Senator Boseman, struggling to keep her composure, remembered "Jim McGraw Daniels, 14, died of an overdose after being bullied at school. By teachers." The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) strongly supports the legislation.

Eighth District Democrats parachuted (an apropos verb for the district that’s home to Fort Bragg) into Cabarrus County for the district’s annual convention this past weekend.