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Perdue Names Delia Acting Secretary of DHHS

Via the Gov’s office: Gov. Perdue Names Delia Acting Secretary of DHHS Secretary Cansler Will Lead New Commission on Affordable Healthcare Gov. Bev Perdue today [...]
January 13, 2012 | Posted in: Current Events, State | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Perdue-Faison primary looking more likely

WRAL’s Laura Leslie has the breakdown of what is shaping up as a likely run for Governor by Rep. Bill Faison, who just held a [...]
January 4, 2012 | Posted in: 2012 Elections, Elections, Governor | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Ag report on transfers

Interesting report from David Smith at the Department of Agriculture at the early November meeting of the Legislature’s Environmental Review Commission. Some of the difficulties [...]
December 16, 2011 | Posted in: Agriculture, Current Events, DENR, General Assembly | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Indicted

Another governor’s office, another indictment. Via the N&O: Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby has said that Perdue, a former lieutenant governor and state lawmaker, [...]
November 28, 2011 | Posted in: Current Events, Governor, Money | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Cost containment

In order for healthcare cost containment to work, you have to actually contain the cost. New report from the State Auditor’s office shows how the [...]
September 7, 2011 | Posted in: Administration, Dispatches, Health Care | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Sea change

This month’s Exile on Jones Street column, published Wednesday July 20 in the Independent Weekly, is about the changes in public policy as a result [...]
July 24, 2011 | Posted in: Columns, DENR, Environment | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Auditor report shows excessive OT at State Fair

State Auditor Beth Wood released an investigative audit of overtime at the State Fair, which is managed by the Department of Agriculture. The report cites [...]
July 21, 2011 | Posted in: Administration, Dispatches | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Shifting sands under Jones Street

Update: According to a tweet by WRAL’s NC Capitol, Bill Ownes says he’s going to vote for the override. Sometime on Tuesday, we’re very likely [...]
June 13, 2011 | Posted in: 2012 Elections, Budget, Current Events, Elections, General Assembly | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink