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NC in Top Tier for Economic Preparedness

Posted on October 31, 2017 by admin in Budget, Economy, Good Government

North Carolina is one of sixteen states well-prepared for a financial recession according to an economic study released this month by researchers at Moody’s Analytics. North Carolina has a record $1.5 billion savings reserve and has significantly improved its tax structure under a Republican-led state legislature. Moody’s Analytics provides financial insights on capital markets and […]

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Improving Access to Physical Therapy

Posted on February 28, 2017 by admin in Economy, Good Government, Health, Jobs, Military, Veterans

The House unanimously passed a bipartisan bill on Monday, February 27 that will improve access to physical therapy services for North Carolina practitioners and patients. House Bill 57 will allow the state to recognize licensed physical therapists from other states who also enact their own compact. This bill, if passed by the Senate, will enhance […]

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House Strengthens Savings Requirements

Posted on February 15, 2017 by admin in Budget, Economy, Emergency Management, Good Government

The North Carolina House of Representatives voted 110 to 3 on Wednesday to pass House Bill 7 Strengthen Savings Reserve. The legislation is part of an ongoing effort by Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly to save responsibly and prepare the state for potential emergency funding or disaster recovery needs. House Bill 7 directs […]

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Upgrading Data Collection at DPI

Posted on July 13, 2015 by admin in Children, Education, Good Government

There’s been a lot of speculation about why public school teachers leave their current positions, and that speculation is usually the source of a lot of rancorous political spin in social media, on blogs, and in the press — especially around election time. Teacher “turnover” data is often used by partisans on the left to give […]

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DMVeasy-Peasy

Posted on December 11, 2014 by admin in Good Government, Government Reform, Transportation

Thanks to a new law passed by the General Assembly this year, folks with North Carolina drivers licenses will be able to renew them without having to schlep down to the DMV and wait in line. A provision of the Appropriations Act of 2014 (Section 34.8) will allow people to renew their licenses remotely — through a website, […]

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Spin Me Right Round, Baby

Posted on November 11, 2014 by admin in Good Government

A bill introduced in the closing months of the 2014 session would have imposed a six-month waiting period on state employees before they could work for businesses that contract with the state — and companies violating the moratorium would have lost their state contracts as a result. The “No Revolving Door Employment Act” (House Bill […]

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EpiPens in Schools

Posted on November 1, 2014 by admin in Budget, Children, Education, Good Government, Health

[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/EN83hen4D-Y” width=”590″ modestbranding=”1″ autohide=”1″ fs=”1″ border=”1″ hd=”1″]   A provision in the final budget (Appropriations Act of 2014) allows trained non-medical personnel to administer the anti-allergy medication epinephrine to school children who show signs of anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis is a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that can occur within minutes of exposure to anything a […]

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Standing up for our Police Officers

Posted on October 22, 2014 by admin in Good Government, Law Enforcement, Municipal Government, Public Corruption, Public Employees, Public Safety, Transparency

Yet more troubling events in Asheville have prompted renewed calls for the General Assembly to reconsider and pass House Bill 643 — bipartisan legislation intended to extend “whistleblower protection” to full-time certified law enforcement officers at both the city and county level. Forty-four officers of the Asheville Police Department (nearly a quarter of their force) […]

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Throwback Thursday: Ethics

Posted on October 9, 2014 by admin in Good Government, Government Reform, Local Government, Nonprofits, Open Government, Public Corruption, Throwback Thursdays, Transparency

Four years ago this week, former Democrat Speaker of the House Jim Black was released from federal prison after serving three years of a 63-month federal prison term for corruption charges. Interestingly, the requirement that state legislators comply with ethics laws is a fairly recent phenomenon. After the multi-year cascading corruption scandals that ensnared Mr. […]

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State IT Governance Changes

Posted on December 9, 2013 by admin in Good Government, North Carolina, Technology

House Bill 700 requires that the State Information Technology Plan include a review of all state agency information technology projects — not just those costing in excess of $500,000, as the old law required. The Office of Information Technology Services provides business, infrastructure, network, telecommunications, and hosting services to state agencies and local governments on a […]

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The Economy Then and Now

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Index of Articles

  • 2019 Budget Passes First Vote in NC House
  • Tax collections could lead to $700 million windfall
  • NC House Members Urge Governor Cooper to Maintain Balance on State Supreme Court
  • House Enacts Voter ID With Veto Override
  • $793 Million for Florence Recovery
  • 3205
  • Legislature to Convene October 2 for Hurricane Relief
  • State Revenues Exceed Forecast by Over $400 million
  • Hurricane Relief Committee to Investigate Recovery Delays
  • Rep. Faircloth and the NC House Keeps their Promises
  • Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
  • Revenue estimates $252.8 million ahead of targets
  • Flag Day 2018
  • Legislature Overrides Budget Veto
  • Remembering the Day that Saved the World
  • Houses Passes School Safety Programs
  • Legislature Agrees to Adjustments for Current State Budget
  • Six statistics Carolinians should know
  • Employment Increases by more than 85,000
  • Safeguarding Emergency Equipment
  • LEO: No Need to Get Angry
  • The Pharmacy Patient Fair Practices Act
  • A Statue for North Carolina’s Favorite Son
  • A Good and Faithful Servant
  • Remembering Washington on President’s Day
  • A New Pipeline of Money to Public Schools
  • Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
  • Tax Fraud Prevention Saves State Revenue
  • NC in Top Tier for Economic Preparedness
  • The Electoral Freedom Act of 2017
  • North Carolina in Top 5 States for Wage Growth
  • Republicans Credited For Strong State Economy
  • Governor Cooper Declares State of Emergency
  • Throwback Thursday: The Education Lottery
  • Unemployment Continues to Drop
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