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Carolina Mercury- Questions remain about Canopy Meg reassignment June 18, 2013Earlier this month, the News & Observer reported that popular Nature Research Center director Dr. Margaret Lowman (a.k.a. Canopy Meg) was going to be reassigned to a new position as “ambassador” to the scientific community. Emlyn Koster, director of the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, […]
- 84 arrested at 7th Moral Monday protest June 18, 201384 protestors were arrested for civil disobedience during the seventh week of Moral Monday protests, bringing the total arrested since April to more than 450. Via WRAL: Barber said before the protests that the next two Mondays will include mass rallies along the lines of […]
- Flono: Time to forge comprehensive N.C. poverty plan June 17, 2013Few in North Carolina may remember or know of the North Carolina Fund. In 1963, it formed the centerpiece of the state’s comprehensive assault on poverty. It was a signature initiative of Gov. Terry Sanford, incorporating grass-roots efforts with public and private supports and strategies. It was the first project of its kind in the nation, and reportedly in […]
- Questions remain about Canopy Meg reassignment June 18, 2013
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HAVA funds go missing
One of the biggest devils in the details of the budget compromise hammered out between the NC House and Senate is the missing match for the Help America Vote Act funds. The state is missing out on $4 million in … Continue reading
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DENR cuts — a receipts-supported agency?
One aspect of the budget proposal that is troublesome is a move to require most of DENR’s workforce to be supported by either matching federal grants or receipts, such as licensing and permit fees or funds that certain industries pay … Continue reading