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Cowell: better credit education needed

bniolet — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:55:25 -0500

The state's college students don't know enough about managing money and debt and get themselves in trouble, state Treasurer Janet Cowell learned on a debt tour of college campuses.

Perdue might support tax hike

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:07:25 -0400

Gov. Beverly Perdue said today that some sort of tax increase might be needed to close a projected $4.5 billion budget shortfall.

The governor didn't say what tax hikes she might support. But she noted that her budget proposal called for an increase in the excise taxes on cigarettes and alcohol. She said she would not rule out other taxes, Rob Christensen reports.

Perdue to speak at stimulus workshop

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:56:34 -0400

Gov. Beverly Perdue will hold a workshop on federal stimulus money in Raleigh.

Perdue will speak at 1 p.m. Thursday at Wake Technical Community College as part of a series of workshops on how businesses, government and individuals can access stimulus money.

Perdue: Education, jobs are top priority

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:35:33 -0400

Gov. Beverly Perdue gave her education cabinet a preview of her plans for education in the face of a massive budget shortfall.

Perdue said her budget proposal, which she will unveil Tuesday will treat education and jobs as the top priorities. Other parts of state government will feel deep cuts, Ben Niolet reports.

Cowell seeks $76m in state spending

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:08:14 -0400

Sen. Janet Cowell is seeking nearly $76 million in state spending.

Sebelius: Obama will guide economy

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:58:54 -0400

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said Friday that presidential hopeful Barack Obama was best positioned to guide the country’s economy, including helping ease the home foreclosure crisis.

Hillary Clinton at Wake Tech

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:01:53 -0400

Hear Hillary Clinton speak on issues including the economy, infastructure, stem cell research, and the middle class Thursday at Wake Tech Community College in Raleigh. (Staff video by Travis Long, Corey Lowenstein and Jason Arthurs)

When Ward met Clinton

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:13:16 -0400

Wake County Commissioner Betty Lou Ward met Hillary Clinton in the late 1980s at a Jefferson-Jackson Day breakfast in Raleigh.

The then-First Lady of Arkansas traveled to the City of Oaks to present some ideas on early childhood programs, Sam LaGrone reports.

Clinton's economic proposals

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:13:56 -0400

Hillary Clinton made a number of economic proposals this morning.

In a speech at Wake Tech, she said she would close tax loopholes for companies that outsource jobs, create universal health care, end tax breaks for oil companies and promote environmentally friendly construction.

Clinton plays to the crowd

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:56:23 -0400

Hillary Clinton gave shoutouts to March Madness and the Wright brothers, used an extended basketball metaphor and told a Democratic joke.

At a speech at Wake Tech, she said she was glad to be in North Carolina during the NCAA tournament and praised the Wright brothers for their work on the airplane.