Gov. Bev Perdue this week signed four bills that aid North Carolinians serving on active duty in the military and their families. She signed the bills Wednesday at the Morrisville base for the 130th Air Reconnaissance Battalion of the N.C. National Guard with National Guard troops and family members of fallen soldiers present. Read More »
North Carolina's governor is donning protective gear and collecting honey from bees living on the grounds of the state's Executive Mansion. Perdue set aside time on Tuesday to empty about 60 pounds of honey from two hives installed on the Raleigh landmark this spring. Perdue spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson says the governor has taken an interest since the head groundskeeper started experimenting with bees a couple of months ago. Read More »
A Senate subcommittee proposed Monday a smaller cut in state spending on public schools and higher education than Gov. Beverly Perdue called for last month, including using excess lottery revenue on college scholarships. Read More »
North Carolina will receive $159 million as part of a federal aid package designed to fight foreclosures in states plagued by high unemployment. The $600 million package announced Monday by the Obama administration is the latest sign that the nation's foreclosure problem has spread from subprime borrowers to the growing number of people who can't find work. Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/03/30/413413/us-money-to-save-nc-homes.html#ixzz0jfPFmNsN Read More »
Gov. Beverly Perdue and top education officials will make North Carolina’s pitch for new federal funding today, speaking to a panel that will ultimately determine where more than $4.35 billion will be applied under the new Race to the Top program. North Carolina was this month named as one of 16 finalists vying for the money Read More »
In Washington, D.C., with the nation’s other governors for high-level talks, North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue said Monday afternoon that she is pushing for creation of a small business lending pool to help spark economic recovery. Read More »
North Carolina Democratic Party Executive Director Andrew Whalen pointed to reporting irregularities and the apparent lack of proper disclosure of travel today by four mormer Republican candidates and called on them to follow Governor Perdue's lead in transparency while announcing the Party has filed an official complaint with the State Board of Elections. Read More »
