Measuring the state's performance
An open-book test
"... the governor's budget document is the place where transparency ends." —The Pew Government Performance Project, which gave the state a B-minus on government management. The budget process was identified as a "weakness."
Download Governing magazine's "State Management Report Card for 2008" (PDF, 780 KB)
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Latest in North Carolina
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Crowd size and arrest totals increase at latest Moral Monday protest
Roughly 600 people gathered outside the Legislative Building in Raleigh on Monday. The Moral Monday protests have now led to 153 arrests over four weeks.
- May 22, 2013
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Parents and environmental activists concerned about sewage sludge fields near schools
Sewage sludge, a byproduct of the wastewater treatment process, is used as agricultural fertilizer across North Carolina. Activists say exposure causes headaches, nausea, respiratory problems, lesions and more.
- May 22, 2013
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This week in disappointment: the budget, fracking again
The Senate's proposed budget cuts would close the 24-bed Wright School, cut funding for tobacco prevention programs, close three alcohol and drug abuse inpatient treatment centers, and defund the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center. Plus, Senate Bill 76 would fuel our sprint toward fracking.
- May 22, 2013
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