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A Charlotte-based lawyer hired by State Treasurer Janet Cowell's office concluded that the state Department of Transportation does not have authority to go into debt under its plan to complete I-485 around Charlotte. Cowell's office released the opinion...
Tags: Janet Cowell, Charlotte, Bev Perdue, Interstate 485, New York state public-benefit corporations, Charlotte North Carolina, Department of Transportation
Attorneys are set to argue in a North Carolina court why they think a man given a life sentence more than three decades ago should not qualify for good behavior credits that could set him free early. The case of Wilbur William Folston is scheduled for...
Tags: Shelby, Bev Perdue, Law Crime
The state's Medicaid provider plans to ask state lawmakers for more money to provide health care for an estimated 660,000 elderly and poor Oklahomans. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority will make a budget presentation Wednesday to members of a state House...
Tags: Oklahoma Health Care Authority, Oklahoma City, Bev Perdue, Kathleen Sebelius, Politics
Fox will replace Doug Galyon, the board’s long-time chairman. Fox praised Galyon Tuesday, saying he left “big shoes to fill,” and added that he has been learning about the board but could not yet outline his role. “I do know from working with the folks...
Tags: Greensboro, Nylon, Bev Perdue, Piedmont Triad, Business Finance, AECI, Fibers, Greensboro North Carolina, Textiles, Knitting, North Carolina, Stoneville, Yarn, Mike Easley
North Carolina’s school systems need to decide soon whether they will agree to teacher evaluation and incentive policies — including at least one controversial criterion — that would help the state land federal “Race to the Top” funding, Gov. Bev Perdue...
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Perdue, who will be finishing his second and final term in office next year, took in about $400,000 last year through PerduePAC, a political action committee his former staffers formed in 2007. Much of it was given a few days before the legislative session...
Tags: PerduePAC, political action, action committee, campaign contributed, Bill Bozarth, campaign money, State Ethics Commission, Atlanta, Sonny Perdue, Political action committee, Bev Perdue, Republican Governors Association, Lobbying, Politics, Politics of Georgia, Georgia Republican Party
N.C. — The state of North Carolina has hired a California company to create an archive system designed to manage and retrieve state employee e-mails more easily. Gov. Beverly Perdue said Wednesday the state awarded Mimosa Systems a contract to develop...
Tags: archive systems, Charlotte, Bev Perdue, Government of North Carolina, Prosecutors, North Carolina, Labor, Mike Easley
A North Carolina doctor could lose his medical license after a patient complained he made cutting criticisms, including telling her she was fat. The News&Observer of Raleigh reported the North Carolina Medical Board will decide if Dr. Earl Sunderhaus...
Tags: Asheville, Bev Perdue, Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Nutrition, Health Medical Pharma
North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force...North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force. Gov. Beverly Perdue...
Tags: Microsoft, Charlotte, Education economics, Alternative education, School voucher, Technology Internet, Labor, Microsoft Certified Professional, Bev Perdue, North Carolina, Business Finance, Voucher
The three are among 18 companies receiving nearly $1.4 million in stimulus grants announced by Gov. Bev Perdue...Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., announced more than $1 million in grants...Meanwhile, Perdue, like Hagan a Democrat, announced grants of up to $100,000...
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