Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue on Monday announced three more member of her Cabinet, naming state secretaries of commerce, transportation and cultural resources.
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- Belmont textile company to close after a century
- Wake EMS to add souped-up cars to ambulance fleet
- Camp Lejeune Marine dies in Afghanistan
- Virginia firm bid for NC Medicaid system accepted
- Camp Lejeune Marine dies in Afghanistan
- Valand, Lang, McLaughlin among Dalton's staff
- Trogdon leaves Legislature for NC DOT operations
- At a glance: Larry Kissell
- NC high schools postpone inauguration-day exams
- From mill to Hill, Kissell prepares for new job
- Sen. Corker says Tenn. ash flood is 'wake-up' call
- NC man almost misses out on $200,000 lottery win
- Victims of Blackwater shooting await guards' trial
- ESC adds server to handle overload of applicants
- Hearing set for ex-NC soldier recalled for charge
- Asheville paper combines sections, moves printing
- Ex-legislator, NC TV station exec Roberson dies
- NC gov-elect Perdue names more Cabinet secretaries
- Woman killed in NC slayings planned to move
- NC man charged after laser hits police helicopter
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“If there are people being put in top positions that are not top fundraisers or top givers, that is a sign of progress.”
Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina, on Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue naming Gene Conti the head of the state Department of Transportation.
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Named
A North Carolina National Guard general will oversee day-to-day operations at the Department of Transportation under Beverly Perdue's administration.
Recession Opportunities
The recession presents the opportunity to shake up state institutions, Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue said Monday.
Dalton's Staff
Lt. Gov.-elect Walter Dalton has named top staff for his new office, which will include the departing executive director of the state Democratic Party.
Mackey Reprimanded
Nick Mackey, who was elected to the House in November, has been reprimanded by the N.C. State Bar and fined $100 for poor representation of a client.
Considering a Run
David Parker is considering a run for chairman of the N.C. Democratic Party.
ESC Overload
The state Employment Security Commission's computer system was overwhelmed Sunday and Monday by a phone line problem and an overload of applicants for unemployment, preventing some people from filing claims.
Foreclosures
North Carolina saw a 9 percent jump in foreclosures in 2008, according to new state data.
Deaths
Former Rep. George Wyatt Brannan died Saturday at the Wellspring retirement community in Greensboro, according to Jim McElroy of the House Principal Clerk's Office.