Tag search result for: Greer Beaty

DMV settles lawsuit over firing

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:19:08 -0400

With a payment of $55,000, the state of North Carolina has settled a lawsuit over why Wayne Hurder was fired last October as deputy commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles.

Top officials at DMV and the state Department of Transportation originally said Hurder had exerted improper influence in several DMV hirings, Bruce Siceloff reports.

DOT: Department of Travel?

markjohnson — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:32:35 -0400

The Department of Transportation, which has laid off temporary workers and is trimming its budget, paid more than $1,000 last weekend to send one of its managers to an executive networking conference at a resort hotel in Pinehurst.

Greer Beaty joins DOT

markjohnson — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:19:38 -0400

Public relations consultant and one-time candidate for the N.C. House Greer Beaty has signed on as communications director at the Department of Transportation.

Beaty joined the staff on Tuesday, leaving French West Vaughan public relations. She previously worked in various public relations roles for the Department of Commerce and the Smart Start program. In 2006 she ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic challenger to Rep. Nelson Dollar, a Cary Republican.

Debnam's Democratic donations

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:49:25 -0400

The president of Public Policy Polling is a reliable Democratic donor.

In recent years, Dean Debnam has given thousands of dollars to Democratic candidates for state legislature, governor and U.S. Senate, according to campaign finance records.

Perdue's pro-choice calls

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:41:39 -0400

Beverly Perdue lent her voice to the pro-choice cause — literally.

Last year, the lieutenant governor recorded a brief telephone message encouraging pro-choice voters to turn out in five key legislative races.

The robocalls, for NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina and Planned Parenthood's political action committees, were made on behalf of Rep. Rick Glazier, Sen. Julia Boseman and House Democratic candidates Ty Harrell, Greer Beaty and Ed Ridpath.