Posted on 07 September 2009 | Jennifer Wig
From NBC17RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Bev Perdue will hold a press conference Tuesday to discuss the importance of being prepared for flu season and receiving seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccines.
Perdue, other cabinet members and officials will receive seasonal flu vaccines at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday in the Press Conference Room, 1st Floor, Administration Building
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Posted on 02 September 2009 | Jennifer Wig
From AP/Press ReleaseRALEIGH, N.C. – Gov. Beverly Perdue will lead an international trade mission to China and Japan next month in hopes of boosting commerce between North Carolina and Asia.
Perdue, Commerce Secretary Keith Crisco and others will be making the trip. Business leaders and regional economic developers will join the two as they meet with trading partners [...]
Posted on 01 September 2009 | Jennifer Wig
From Media General News ServiceDuring her run for governor last year, Bev Perdue often talked about the need for campaign-finance reform.
She said the state needs to find an alternative to the current system, in which candidates for the state’s top offices raise many millions of dollars through private contributions.
Perdue even made the issue the subject of [...]
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Posted on 31 August 2009 | Jennifer Wig
From APRALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has only a few pieces of legislation left to consider before a bill-signing deadline.
Perdue last week signed 102 of the 108 bills that the General Assembly placed on her desk before it adjourned Aug. 11.
She signed 43 on Friday, including legislation that expands a prison indoor [...]
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Posted on 28 August 2009 | Jennifer Wig
From NBC17Gov. Perdue to Speak at the N.C. Association of County Commissioners Annual Meeting
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Bev Perdue will speak at the N.C. Association of County Commissioners annual meeting to be held at the Hickory Metro Convention Center at 10 a.m. Friday.
Who: Gov. Bev Perdue, members of the N.C. Association of County Commissioners
What: N.C. Association [...]
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Posted on 27 August 2009 | Jennifer Wig
From APRALEIGH, N.C. – Gov. Bev Perdue Thursday signed Senate Bill 943 allowing production companies a 25 percent tax credit for film projects in North Carolina, up from the previous credit of 15 percent. The bill also sets minimum spending and hiring requirements for qualifying film companies working in the state.
“This [...]
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Posted on 26 August 2009 | Jennifer Wig
From APRALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue finally is getting around to handling more than 100 bills left on her desk by the Legislature when it adjourned two weeks ago.
Perdue’s office said she signed 20 bills into law Wednesday, including one that attempts to fix the state’s coastal property insurance program.
Reforms to the Beach [...]
Tags: film, incentives, tax
Posted on 25 August 2009 | Jennifer Wig
From APRALEIGH, N.C. – Gov. Beverly Perdue’s panel to find ways to root out wasteful spending and reorganize state government met for the first time Tuesday – a committee that fulfills a campaign vow but lacks the same inherent authority to force change as its predecessors.
Speaking to the new Budget Reform and Accountability Commission, Perdue said [...]
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Posted on 18 August 2009 | Jennifer Wig
From PPPBev Perdue opened an office in Charlotte and has made a point of visiting the city, but voters there still don’t think she’s been attentive to them since taking office, the PPP says.
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