LaHood Supports Direct Funding for Cities and Counties (AASHTO Journal)
Addressing a meeting in Chicago last week, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood called for the development of regional transportation plans by counties and cities, which would be implemented with direct federal funding.
LaHood spoke Sept. 3 to the Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association. […]
LaHood Gets Regional on Transportation Spending (Brookings Institute)
Robert Puentes
Lost in the hubbub about health care last week were some remarkable comments from U.S. DOT Secretary Ray LaHood. While certainly not as weighty as many of the issues Washington is wrestling with now that Congress is back in session, they represent a sea-change in […]
Peers offer sage advice to incoming manager (Triad Biz Journal)
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City will host crime summit (The Daily Reflector)
Thursday, September 17, 2009
A panel discussion and comments from the state’s leader in crime control are the featured events at a city-sponsored crime summit to be held next week.
The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday and will be held in the Greenville City Council chambers, […]
General Assembly’s fiscal forecaster foresees ‘another jobless recovery’ (Triangle Business Journal)
Thursday, September 17, 2009, 1:07pm EDT | Modified: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 1:14pm
by Lee Weisbecker
Rays of sunshine might be peaking through the economic storm clouds, but General Assembly fiscal researcher Barry Boardman is forecasting only limited growth over the next four to six […]
Gov. Perdue Names Members to StreetSafe Task Force
Gov. Bev Perdue today named 34 members to the StreetSafe Task Force. Attorney General Roy Cooper and Department of Correction Secretary Alvin Keller will serve as co-chairs. Secretaries Linda Hayes and Lanier Cansler also will serve on the task force.
StreetSafe will bring together faith-based organizations, non-profits, local and […]
Study: N.C. economy to contract this year (Char Biz Journal)
The N.C. economy is expected to decline 1.5 percent below the 2008 level, according to UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton.
He foresees output declines for eight of the state’s 11 economic sectors this year. The sectors with the largest expected declines are construction; finance, insurance […]
Perdue: Finishing I-485 still a priority (Char O)
Governor says during visit to Charlotte she’s ‘working aggressively’ to find a way to pay for the loop’s final leg.
By April Bethea
abethea@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Tuesday, Sep. 15, 2009
Gov. Bev Perdue said Monday she is continuing to work with local leaders to find a way to continue work on […]
Court: leave highway $ alone (N&O)
Submitted by markjohnson on September 15, 2009 – 2:37pm.
The N.C. Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that then-Gov. Mike Easley acted unconstitutionally in 2002 when he seized $80 million from the Highway Trust Fund to balance the budget.
The court’s decision could restrict what steps governors can take during financial crises.
The majority of […]
Tough Choices on Prison Population (The Insider)
By Scott Mooneyham
September 4, 2009
RALEIGH — After all that get-tough-on-crime talk, it was a rather interesting turn of events.
North Carolina legislators narrowly approved a new law that promises to shave as much as two years off the prison terms of some violent felons.
Meanwhile, most lawmakers wouldn’t touch a bill […]
