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A big fracking conflict

Anonymous on August 6, 2012 - 8:21am

The Fayetteville Observer got it right over the weekend with this editorial:
“After all the ethical disasters the General Assembly has seen in the past few years, House Speaker Thom Tillis should have the definition of conflict on the … Read More...

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LaRoque in federal court this morning on theft charges

Anonymous on August 6, 2012 - 7:03am

Former state Rep. Stephen LaRoque is expected to appear in a federal courtroom this morning, his first hearing to answer to charges that he stole federally-sourced funds from two economic development non-profits he ran.
He’s scheduled to appear in court … Read More...

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Automatic Federal Budget Cuts Will Hurt North Carolina’s Economy and Fiscal Bottom Line

Anonymous on August 3, 2012 - 2:38pm

Just a month after this year’s budget-cutting General Assembling left town, North Carolinians are facing a new round of spending reductions on top of the state budget cuts enacted since 2011.  This time, spending cuts are coming from Washington, … Read More...

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LaRoque case and transparency on Jones Street highlighted this weekend on News & Views (video)

Anonymous on August 3, 2012 - 2:12pm

Former state Representative Stephen LaRoque (R-Kinston) makes his first court appearance Monday after being indicted last month by a federal grand jury on charges of stealing from two federally-funded non-profits he ran.

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Poverty summit to take place in Rocky Mount next weekend

Anonymous on August 3, 2012 - 11:07am

The various partners behind the ongoing Truth and Hope Poverty Tour of North Carolina will be hosting a major event in Rocky Mount next Saturday August 11 that will be a “report, mass meeting and summit.”
This is from the announcement:… Read More...

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Conservative pols: NC’s “failing schools” are doing great

Anonymous on August 3, 2012 - 9:03am

It’s been fascinating this week to listen to the state’s conservative political leadership try to spin the new graduation data released by education officials. Observers had to be careful not to get a case of whiplash from the 180 degree change … Read More...

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To fight or not to fight?

Anonymous on August 2, 2012 - 4:25pm

As noted in this space and others in recent days, Governor Perdue has decided to go out with a whimper when it comes to a group of anti-environment bills that were among the last few measures passed and sent to … Read More...

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Private equity, hedge fund vultures “circling public education”

Anonymous on August 2, 2012 - 2:41pm

Don’t expect the upbeat news from the state education world reported in Sarah Ovaska’s post below to slow down another powerful trend in public education: the attempt  by corprate pirates to steal our schools.

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Graduation rates going up

Anonymous on August 2, 2012 - 11:51am

Some good news came out today about North Carolina’s education system.
Cohort graduation rates, the number of students who graduate in four-years time, topped 80 percent, the highest it’s even been.
The 80 percent mark is the sixth straight year … Read More...

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Charlotte, Raleigh, and Greensboro dominate North Carolina’s post-recession job growth

Anonymous on August 2, 2012 - 10:57am

Last month’s local area unemployment report contained some good news and some bad news for communities across North Carolina.  The good news: unemployment rates have dropped in 91 counties since June of last year, suggesting some improvement in the jobs … Read More...

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