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A driving program developed by East Carolina University graduate students is steering some local teens with autism toward greater independence.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 10:22 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory announced the leaders of two newly created departments at a ceremony at the State Capitol in Raleigh.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 9:22 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Vidant Health has been recognized as one of the nation's "Most Wired" health systems in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine
Published: Thursday, August 6th, 2015 @ 10:37 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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In Governor McCrory's Recommended Budget for the 2015-17 biennium, he suggested the creation of a cabinet-level department, the Department of Information Technology (IT). Whenever the government suggests creating a new department or agency, it must weigh the cost of creating the department...
Published: Friday, April 10th, 2015 @ 5:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Six months ago, three of North Carolina's leading health systems announced plans to create a new company, owned by all three organizations, with the goal of working together to improve quality and affordability for patients across the state. Today, Vidant Health, Wake Forest Baptist Medical...
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2015 @ 9:10 pm
By: Chris Downey
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State employees would be given alternative investment options and greater control of their retirement plans under cost-saving pension reform strategies that are gaining support as the upcoming General Assembly session looms, key legislators say.
Published: Friday, January 9th, 2015 @ 12:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Wake County officials insist the launch of another mass transit study is not an attempt to find a friendlier outcome just one year after three transit consultants determined the market couldn’t bear the costs of light rail.
Published: Thursday, December 18th, 2014 @ 1:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their General Meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 2014
Published: Monday, October 6th, 2014 @ 2:39 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Three leading health systems in North Carolina will be working together to improve quality and affordability for patients across the state.
Published: Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 @ 9:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A printer, TV, mattress topper, bags full of clothes and an extra-large bin of shoes surrounded the Cotran family outside of East Carolina University's Garrett Hall August 21.
Published: Saturday, August 30th, 2014 @ 11:21 pm
By: ECU News Services
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New and improved shelters are opening this fall to provide pedestrians protection from inclement weather while they wait for East Carolina University transit buses.
Published: Wednesday, August 20th, 2014 @ 12:29 am
By: ECU News Services
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The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services continues the successful roll out of Crossroads, an IT system that is improving the way WIC benefits are delivered.
Published: Thursday, August 7th, 2014 @ 9:46 am
By: Christopher Maye
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It's an election year and counties once again can't resist the urge to put a quarter-cent sales tax hike on the November ballot, hoping to reap the rewards of millions in extra revenue, all with the consent of taxpayers.
Published: Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 @ 10:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Critics of a just-passed Senate bill complain that it limits the ability of Wake, Guilford, and Forsyth counties to raise sales taxes to fund proposed rail transit systems in the Triangle and Triad.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 2:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Several of my recent columns have addressed the statistical basis of political disputes over education funding, the state budget, and declines in North Carolina’s unemployment rate.
Published: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014 @ 7:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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NCTracks will achieve its first service anniversary on July 1 as the single system for processing claims and payments for Medicaid and other N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) programs.
Published: Monday, June 30th, 2014 @ 7:32 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The North Carolina state auditor's office has not shied away from telling state agencies when they fall short of meeting accepted standards for handling taxpayers' money. Auditor Beth Wood, an elected Democrat, discussed her office's priorities during a presentation earlier this year for the...
Published: Tuesday, May 27th, 2014 @ 9:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Local governments should focus on using existing revenues more efficiently, monitoring the effectiveness of school funding, and simplifying rules for land use and zoning. Those are three key recommendations in the John Locke Foundation's new City and County Issue Guide 2014.
Published: Monday, March 10th, 2014 @ 12:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Local governments should focus on using existing revenues more efficiently, monitoring the effectiveness of school funding, and simplifying rules for land use and zoning. Those are three key recommendations in the John Locke Foundation's new City and County Issue Guide 2014.
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2014 @ 2:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Taxpayers and motorists would be better served if the proposed Monroe Connector/Bypass were judged on a merit-based system adopted last year rather than the old system that typically rewarded political influence and geography, a top transportation planner said.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 @ 11:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The year 2013 saw the greatest changes in state government in the past fifty years.
Published: Thursday, December 26th, 2013 @ 12:04 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Governor Pat McCrory, alongside State Chief Information Officer Chris Estes and Secretaries Decker, Daughtridge, Wos, Kluttz, Skvarla and senior leadership team opened North Carolina’s new Innovation Center today.
Published: Sunday, October 13th, 2013 @ 9:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Make no mistake - we are NOT exactly "fans" of the welfare state here. In our opinion, the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) could collapse into a giant sinkhole - never to be seen again - and the world would be a better place.
Published: Sunday, September 15th, 2013 @ 8:23 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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When you drive over uneven pavement or hit a pothole on a North Carolina road, you might wonder whether drivers in other states face better or worse driving conditions. Dr. David Hartgen of The Hartgen Group, emeritus professor of transportation studies at the University of North Carolina at...
Published: Saturday, August 17th, 2013 @ 12:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Sen. Jeff Tarte, R-Mecklenburg, believes Special Assessment District revenue bonds may be the fairest method of taxation for economic development infrastructure projects even if the financing instrument attracted only one successful applicant in the five years the bonds have been an option...
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 4:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Instruction's Common Core Demystified, (CCD) we confronted DPI's claims that Common Core Standards are state-led and DPI's assertion that teachers will maintain control of the curriculum and how subjects are taught.
Published: Tuesday, July 30th, 2013 @ 9:33 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Pat McCrory joined Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Secretary Aldona Wos and DHHS CIO Joe Cooper today to visit the NCTracks call center and command center.
Published: Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 @ 10:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It’s an honor to return to the National Defense University. Here, at Fort McNair, Americans have served in uniform since 1791– standing guard in the early days of the Republic, and contemplating the future of warfare here in the 21st century.
Published: Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 @ 11:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yes, I had to do a double-take this morning after reading the lastest spin coming out of state-run media.
Published: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 @ 12:11 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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A new report from State Auditor Beth Wood's office scolds the state's Information Technology Services division for having cost overruns nearly double original estimates.
Published: Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 @ 9:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If past credit issues are preventing you from moving forward toward your financial goals, this workshop is a must. In today's economy, your FICO score is used for a lot more than just granting credit, so achieving and maintaining Superior credit is more important than ever.
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2013 @ 9:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Pat McCrory hopes to inject market-based solutions into the state's costly Medicaid system, shifting the burden of controlling systemic budget overruns from...
Published: Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 @ 1:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina has the nation’s largest state-owned highway system (80,200 miles), 72 airports, 120+ transit systems, extensive intercity rail freight and passenger service, and several ocean ports. These resources are a key element in the state’s economic vitality and are central to its...
Published: Sunday, April 7th, 2013 @ 9:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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