She's back.
After a week of vacation, Gov. Beverly Perdue is back on the job. And she's willing to tell you what she'll be doing this week.
The governor's office has released Perdue's schedule for the week. It does not include the time and location for all of her meetings, but it does provide some details on who she's meeting with and what she's doing.
For example, Perdue is scheduled today to meet with representatives of the N.C. Association of Educators and the leaders of the N.C. Association of County Commissioners.
On Wednesday, she has a senior staff meeting, budget meetings and plans to attend the N.C. State-UNC basketball game.
Later in the week, Perdue plans to speak to the AFL-CIO Legislative Conference in Raleigh, speak at the board meeting of the State Employees Association of N.C. and speak to a meeting of the N.C. Center for Nonprofits.
She's also scheduled for "ethics refresher training" on Friday, and to attend the National Governor's Association meeting in Washington this weekend.
During her campaign, Perdue pledged to bring more transparency to the operations of state government. Her predecessor, Mike Easley, rarely shared details of his schedule.
Comments
Re: Perdue releases schedule
February 17, 2009 - 5:45pm — KingixolibWhen is Smiley coming to Southeast NC as promised....we really want to talk to her!
Re: Perdue releases schedule
February 17, 2009 - 10:45am — lpetrouI wonder if she will ever meet with the people or just the unions? And where was she last week? She hasn't gotten one penny yet of the so-called stimulus money and is already asking for more. We need to cut off the spigot.
Re: Perdue releases schedule
February 17, 2009 - 10:41am — alaskan1Political Junkie--you are a great questioner. You probably remember when the main stream media asked the tough questions. Fair and Balanced should be the motto of all media. I bet if Perdue were a republican, she would be treated differently. Why should Obama be treated differently than Clarence Thomas?
Re: Perdue releases schedule
February 17, 2009 - 10:00am — peterlyonUnions are one of the causes of this recession. They are also one of the prime reasons that businesses contract ofr the manufacture of their products off shore. The find it cheaper and more efficient To get the owrk done their predicitble schedules and predictable quality are something they can depend on from nonunion wrkers off shore. What does Beverly plan to talk about? or is she there to ask what she can do to make the Unions more comfortable in NC??
Re: Perdue releases schedule
February 17, 2009 - 9:58am — Workedforthestate512All are very good questions Political Junkie. You should work for the N&O because you ask the tough questions that people want answers to.
Schedule=More Questions than answers
February 17, 2009 - 9:31am — PoliticalJunkieShe just got her son a cushy job - ethics training coming a little late?
Is she going to pay for her State/Carolina tickets or are they a gift from the university looking for a favor in return?
Are her meetings with the AFL-CIO, State Employees' Union and Teachers' Union to negotiate the payoffs for the $4 million plus in campaign cash she received from organized labor?
And, by the way, where the heck was she last week and did she find any of the 14,000 lost probationers at her vacation destination?