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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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The state is scheduled to release the prisoners Oct. 29 after the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled that the inmates had served their life sentences. The inmates were sentenced in the 1970s when life sentences were considered to be 80 years and when sentencing...
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Boeing Co on Wednesday posted a larger-than-expected quarterly loss on costs related to its long-delayed 787 Dreamliner program, but the world's second-largest planemaker reaffirmed that the aircraft is on track to fly this year. The loss, combined with...
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North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue wants to talk about the economy, jobs and stimulus money when she meets President Obama. Perdue's office said she and other governors planned Thursday to meet with the president in Washington. Obama was scheduled to...
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Authorities are investigating if officials at the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles accepted improper gifts and meals from a company that holds a lucrative contract with the department, a newspaper reported Saturday. The News & Observer of Raleigh...
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In the Greensboro-High Point metro area, the rate was 11.6 percent in August, down from 11.9 percent in July. The state's unadjusted unemployment rate in August was 10.7 percent. Unemployment rates dropped in 90 North Carolina counties in August. Rates...
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu urged the state to pursue offshore wind energy, saying it could produce 10,000 to 20,000 jobs in North Carolina. For Perdue, who has spent most of her adult life in the coastal town of New Bern, offshore drilling has been a...
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Gov. Beverly Perdue and education leaders met Wednesday to talk about making students better prepared for college and careers. With a high school dropout rate hovering around 30 percent and about 60percent of entering community college students who are...
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Republican and Democratic operatives say the National Rifle Association will endorse Republican Bob McDonnell for governor. The gun rights group plans to announce its endorsement in a Monday afternoon conference call for reporters. People with knowledge...
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Gov. Beverly Perdue vetoed a bill Thursday that would keep secret various records that legislators send or receive in the process of drafting legislation. The bill would keep confidential documents submitted to lawmakers or their staff regarding legislation...
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