NewsObserver.com - Business (Free subscription) | yesterday
The annual state tax holiday next weekend will allow shoppers to buy even more items, including school instructional materials with an individual price tag of up to $300, without paying sales taxes. The holiday begins Aug. 1.
BlueNC - Comments (Free subscription) | yesterday
...i'm told the state gop plans to rent a cruise ship and offer the donors a unique form of "home detention" that could also be tax deductable if it can be cross-programmed as a "seminar". now obviously i'm kidding...but who wants to bet someone over there will read this and think: "hey..." ?
NC Mental Hope News (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Editorial - Sunday, July 20, 2008 Gov. Mike Easley signed the final budget of his tenure into law on Wednesday, affixing his signature a week after passage and without the typical fanfare. The final spending bill deviated substantially from the governor's goals in his final year, especially on education spending, fueling speculation he might veto it. While the overall package will advance the
NewsObserver.com - Local & State (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Gov. Mike Easley's administration is still having trouble turning over copies of the e-mail messages of its officials.
NewsObserver.com - Local & State (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Lawmakers passed roughly 230 bills in the 2008 session, including 19 on Friday. Here's a sampling of what crossed the finish line on Friday as the session came to a close:
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
By Michael Biesecker, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Jul. 18--RALEIGH -- A bill mandating tougher scrutiny of death in state mental hospitals was ratified by the state legislature today and is headed to Gov. Mike Easley for his signature.
NewsObserver.com - Local & State (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
A bill mandating tougher scrutiny of death in state mental hospitals was ratified by the state legislature today and is headed to Gov. Mike Easley for his signature.
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Aera (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
The Greensboro Partnership said its four main priorities all received funding in the budget signed by Gov. Mike Easley this week.
USA Today (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Some state political leaders complain that federal efforts to avert foreclosures have fallen far short.
NewsObserver.com - Politics (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Legislation that would help keep guns away from those so mentally ill that they are considered to be a danger to themselves or others is on its way to Gov. Mike Easley for his signature.
NewsObserver.com - Politics (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
The House voted this morning to send Gov. Mike Easley a bill he has threatened to veto because it would allow wider boats and trailers to travel on narrow state roads at night.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
By James Romoser, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C. Jul. 17--RALEIGH State legislators have backed away from a proposed state takeover of hydroelectric plants on the Yadkin River that are owned by Alcoa Inc.
NewsObserver.com - Local & State (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
The state budget signed by Gov. Mike Easley on Wednesday includes $2.7 million to renovate and expand the polar bear exhibit at the N.C. Zoological Park and an additional $600,000 to plan and design buildings to replace the aging African Pavilion.
NewsObserver.com - Local & State (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Because Gov. Mike Easley hasn't signed the state budget yet, some state agencies have not been able to include the 2.75 percent or $1,100 raises in the July paychecks.
NewsObserver.com - Politics (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
The North Carolina Senate is backing a plan to ease restrictions on the towing of boats on the state's roadways, despite a lingering veto threat from Gov. Mike Easley.
