ABC Reform
If there’s consensus on reforming state liquor sales, it wasn’t apparent during the latest meeting of legislative study committee charged with evaluating the system. Committee members examined a series of proposals intended to ensure store profitability, provide the state ABC Commission with more authority over local boards, and create ethics and pay standards for […]
Editorial: Bridging gap on transportation needs (Salisbury Post)
Gov. Beverly Perdue’s proposed state budget answers one question of particular interest to Rowan and Davidson County residents: How does the state plan to pay for replacement of the I-85 Yadkin River Bridge?
Previously, after the state learned it would get only $10 million in federal stimulus funds to […]
City bucks Senate proposal (Richmond County Daily Journal)
The City of Rockingham has voiced “strong opposition” to a Senate bill it believes would mandate that municipalities engage in collective bargaining with public safety employee unions, including firefighters.
The city recently settled a Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit with 10 members of its fire department after they signed […]
Gang-prevention program working on slim budget (Fayetteville Observer)
Next year, sheriff’s deputies will likely have textbooks and little else to teach skills to local students that will enable them to steer clear of gangs, alcohol and drugs.
Federal funding for the popular Gang Resistance Education and Training program – known as GREAT – was cut so severely […]
NC Anti-port group says mega port analysis flawed (BusinessWeek)
WILMINGTON, N.C.
Opponents of a massive cargo terminal along North Carolina’s coast have filed a complaint challenging the conclusions of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study recommending that state and federal officials move forward with a feasibility study.
The nonprofit No Port/Southport claims the port inflated the […]
Trucking Group Opposes Vehicle Miles Tax (The Journal of Commerce)
William B. Cassidy | Apr 21, 2010 4:10PM GMT
The Journal of Commerce Online – News Story
ATA says fuel taxes still best way to pay for highways, as interest in VMT grows
A Vehicle Miles Traveled tax may be gaining mileage on Capitol Hill, but […]
N.C. Electorate More Urban, Independent (The Pilot)
By Bob Hall, Democracy North Carolina
Sunday, April 18, 2010
A county-by-county analysis of North Carolina voters points to dramatic shifts in the past decade that will likely influence campaign strategy for hot elections this year for Richard Burr’s U.S. Senate seat and for control of the General Assembly.
The numbers tell […]
N.C. joins effort to cut crime costs (News and Observer)
Published Thu, Apr 22, 2010 05:32 AM
Modified Thu, Apr 22, 2010 12:55 AM
Facing a tight budget and surging prison population, Gov. Bev Perdue announced a move Wednesday that is aimed at cutting costs while keeping the public safe.
North Carolina will work with the U.S. Justice […]
Current year revenue still lags (News and Observer)
Submitted by bniolet on 2010-04-21 15:28
North Carolina’s revenue was $56 million behind projections at the end of March, according to state budget officials.
Budget staffers recapped Gov. Bev Perdue’s budget proposal for the next fiscal year in a joint appropriations committee meeting this morning, Mark Johnson reports. […]
Gov. Perdue and State Leaders Announce Justice Reinvestment Approach to Increase Public Safety and Reduce Recidivism and Corrections Costs (Press Release)
RALEIGH—Gov. Bev Perdue, Chief Justice Sarah Parker and state House and Senate leaders announced today a bipartisan effort across state government to develop a data-driven approach to public safety that will reduce spending on corrections […]
