Perdue happy with DOT reforms

Submitted by bniolet on October 30, 2009 - 2:41pm.
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Gov. Beverly Perdue says she is happy with her transportation secretary's efforts to take politics out of road building.

Dome asked the governor, through a spokeswoman, to respond to calls from Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger to have Transportation Board member Lanny Wilson withdraw from board business.

Wilson testified during a State Board of Elections hearing that he wrote checks to the N.C. Democratic Party that he believed would be forwarded on to former Gov. Mike Easley's campaign.

Perdue did not comment on Wilson specifically, but said Transportation Secretary Gene Conti was succeeding in removing politics from the department's decisions.

"The governor continues to move toward a more transparent state government, and she commends Secretary Conti for all he has done with the DOT and its Board to take politics out of the planning and decision making processes," said Chrissy Pearson, a spokeswoman for Perdue.

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Re: Perdue happy with DOT reforms

Submitted by BitterEXdemocrat on November 2, 2009 - 7:25am.

'Transparency' is the word of the day, huh?

didnt know there WERE any DOT reforms...havent seen any over here...

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Re: Perdue happy with DOT reforms

Submitted by Kingixolib on October 30, 2009 - 4:25pm.

Career politicians breed corruption and lies. Vote them out or they and their cronies either die in or retire from public office.

Option one....you win
Option two....you lose

Investigate Perdue?

MMMMMMMMM...could happen!

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Perdue - never answers the question, never any follow up

Submitted by PoliticalJunkie on October 30, 2009 - 3:07pm.

Media: Do support healthcare reform? Perdue: I'm in New York

Media: Does this budget suit you? Perdue: Yes but I'll veto it anyway

Media: Will you release the Highway Patrol report on the Easley records? Perdue: Have you seen the organic garden first man Eaves has been busy growing?

Media: Do you believe Wilson should step aside? Perdue: Wow, did you know the sky is blue

Media: Is your hair blond? Perdue: Yes and no

How about actually talking to the woman and pinning her down, or is David Crabtree the only guy she'll talk to?

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