Tag search result for: Johnson & Wales

State auditor is behind on taxes

bniolet — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:41:09 -0500

OVERDUE: Beth Wood, the state auditor, is late on her Wake County property taxes in the amount of $1,234. Wood, a Democrat, said she is late because she has to repay a $90,000 loan she took out to help pay for her campaign last year. (N&O)

Dome Memo: Russian monarchs edition

bniolet — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:21:55 -0400

THE ANTI-CZAR CZAR: Rep. Patrick McHenry helped Republicans rail against President Barack Obama's "czars," which he says are making huge decisions and should be confirmed by the Senate. Democrats were quick to mention that a few years ago, McHenry met with President George W. Bush's drug czar. It may be time to appoint a special czar to sort out this czar mess.

Center sues over culinary school

bniolet — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:02:28 -0400

* The N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law filed a lawsuit Wednesday to force Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte to give back the money the state has given to the culinary and hospitality school.

The institute, a conservative-leaning legal think tank, said the $10 million promised to the school by then-House Speaker Jim Black and other legislative leaders in 2004 doesn't qualify as an economic incentive. The school was not required to create jobs or invest in the state, the steps that state officials typically include to justify the public purpose for a corporate handout.

GOP candidates praise nonprofits

bkrueger — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:16:14 -0400

The four major Republicans running for governor are fans of nonprofits.

They expressed their gratitude today at a forum in Raleigh sponsored by the N.C. Center for Nonprofits and Generation Engage, reports David Ingram of The Charlotte Observer.

Shooting fish in a pork barrel

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 14 May 2007 15:21:19 -0400

The Civitas Institute says it has a poll showing voters do not support the state budget.

But at least three of the questions it asked are so loaded that they aren't reliable.

As an example, Civitas' pollsters asked voters:

Budget marathon

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 10 May 2007 07:35:18 -0400

A House committee tinkered with the state budget for about nine hours Wednesday.

The Appropriations committee made dozens of changes to the $20.3 billion budget, which will head to the House floor for a vote today.

Among the cuts: Money for Winston-Salem State, Johnson & Wales University, a Greensboro museum and drag-racing hall of fame.