The Council of State will meet Tuesday morning at 9:00 and will face a decision of what do with the Dorothea Dix property in Raleigh. Governor Bev Perdue wants the other elected officials on the panel to approve a deal she worked out to allow the city of Raleigh to lease the land for 75 [...]
Local Business Owner on the Impact of Fuel Prices
Every day I drive past a gas station and convenience store, the Grocery Boy Junior. About every other Friday, I stop in to fill up my tank. A few weeks ago, I noticed something on the marquee outside of the building while fueling up and muttering about the high gas prices. “HIGH GAS PRICES [A]FFECT [...]
DHHS Wants Huge New Campus
The state Department of Health and Human Services is looking for a new home to consolidate the staff strewn around Wake County. It is asking for bids on space that could be leased or built to house 4,300 employees. To give you a perspective of the size needed, the “Request for Proposals” or RFP says the department would [...]
Reacting to Regulation
The House Agriculture committee discussed HB 1093 yesterday, also known as Agriculture Regulatory Reform. If passed, the bill would establish a number of means towards reducing the red tape discrepancies currently found within the sector. First, the bill would add a legislature-appointed agriculture representative to the Environmental Management commission, meanwhile reducing the total number of [...]
NC Child Care Commission Hears Concerns About Nutrition Rules
The NC Child Care Commission held a public hearing in Raleigh on proposed changes to nutrition rules for child care facilities. A previous article detailed the proposals. But of particular concern for some parents was the fact the Child Care Commission deleted an exception to the nutrition standards for parents who wished to have a say [...]
