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10/02/2008
National Guard Award - Gov. Mike Easley is the co-lead governor for National Guard issues for the National Governor's Association. In that role, he has testified on Capitol Hill to get more resources and support for Guard soldiers and families and to clarify the role of governors' authority over the Guard in state and national emergencies. At home in North Carolina, Easley has been a strong advocate for the military, especially on behalf of military families and children. His efforts have resulted in more equipment for deployed N.C. National Guard units; state funding for health and mental health services for National Guard combat veterans; college scholarships for children of National Guard members killed or disabled while on active service duty; in-state tuition for military dependents; and funding for morale support programs at all military facilities across the state. In 2006, he launched the "N.C. Supporting Military Children" institutes and Web site to help educators better understand the challenges faced by children whose parents are deployed. This year, Easley obtained state funds to open three Super Family Assistance Centers to help military families get faster and better access to information, referrals and guidance on military benefits and support programs. |
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9/9/2008
Gov. Mike Easley announced that North Carolina's Learn and Earn high school reform initiative has received the 2008 Innovations in American Government Award from Harvard University. The program was selected from a pool of nearly 1,000 applicants to represent the best in government innovation. |
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9/6/2008
Gov. Mike Easley warned citizens that flooding during the next couple of days remains a very real danger as Tropical Storm Hanna makes its way out of North Carolina. The state avoided any significant damage from the storm that brought 70 mile-per-hour winds and heavy rain to the eastern half of North Carolina. |
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8/28/2008
Gov. Mike Easley met with emergency response officials in Cabarrus County, an area that suffered some of the worst damage from flooding caused by heavy rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay. The governor directed state damage assessment teams to Cabarrus and Mecklenburg counties to work with local officials. |
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8/18/2008
Gov. Mike Easley signed three bills that will help citizens to avoid home foreclosures. The governor's "Emergency Foreclosure Reduction Program" could keep more than 25,000 working families in their homes and paying their mortgages. This program is the first in the nation that makes sure homeowners and lenders avoid foreclosures. |
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8/7/2008
Gov. Mike Easley signed a bill that will make it easier for the children of military parents to transfer academic credit and enroll in North Carolina schools. Several students assisted the governor in signing the bill during a ceremony at E.E. Miller Elementary School in Fayetteville. |
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7/31/2008
Gov. Mike Easley signed the Drought Management Act, which will strengthen the governor's ability to assist communities facing droughts. The law also requires local governments to adopt and enforce water conservation plans. |
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7/28/2008
Gov. Mike Easley signed the Jessica Lunsford Act, ensuring that sexual predators will face stiffer punishment for rape or sexual offenses against children. Appearing with the governor was Mark Lunsford, father of Jessica, who has lobbied legislatures around the nation for tougher child predator laws. |
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7/10/2008
Gov. Mike Easley cut the ribbon on a new National Guard Super Family Assistance Center in Greenville that will help military families get faster and better access to information, referrals and guidance on military benefits and support programs. |
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07/01/2008
Gov. Mike Easley called on the General Assembly to give quick approval to legislation that will help thousands of homeowners with exploitive subprime mortgages avoid foreclosure. |
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06/25/2008
Gov. Mike Easley honored seven surviving former students and a school administrator who helped open the doors for all North Carolinians to attend the same schools 50 years ago. The honorees attended a reception at the Executive Mansion commemorating the 50th anniversary of the integration of public schools in North Carolina. |
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06/10/2008
Gov. Mike Easley welcomed the Appalachian State University football team to the Executive Mansion and proclaimed the day "Mountaineer Football Day" in honor of the team's 3rd consecutive NCAA national championship. |
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5/14/2008
Gov. Mike Easley announced that Spirit AeroSystems Inc., the world's largest independent supplier of commercial airplane assemblies and components, will open a manufacturing plant at the N.C. Global TransPark in Kinston. |
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5/12/2008
Gov. Mike Easley released his recommended budget adjustments for the 2008-09 fiscal year that provides $12.5 billion for education, improves the state's ability to compete for jobs in the global economy, increases funding for mental health services, expands oversight of prison parolees, and helps communities better plan to deal with droughts. |
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4/30/2008
Gov. Mike Easley today announced a plan to fundamentally restructure the delivery of health care in North Carolina by standardizing the level of care and insurance coverage for the five most chronic conditions. The plan will improve citizens' health, help doctors deliver the quality care they strive for and save hundreds of millions of dollars in medical costs. |
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4/3/2008
Gov. Mike Easley today announced a plan to fundamentally restructure the delivery of health care in North Carolina by standardizing the level of care and insurance coverage for the five most chronic conditions. The plan will improve citizens' health, help doctors deliver the quality care they strive for and save hundreds of millions of dollars in medical costs. |
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3/26/2008
Gov. Mike Easley proclaimed the beginning of the North Carolina Azalea Festival Season and welcomed the 2008 North Carolina Azalea Festival Court and Belles to the Executive Mansion. |
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3/11/2008
Gov. Mike Easley announced a three-part legislative plan modernize North Carolina's public water systems, mandate water conservation and upgrade emergency response. The governor also unveiled a new website, SaveWaterNC.org, aimed at continued water conservation. |
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2/27/2008
Gov. Mike Easley participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for N.C. State University's new engineering building on Centennial Campus. The building will be the new home of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the joint Department of Biomedical Engineering that N.C. State shares with UNC-Chapel Hill. |
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2/6/2008
Gov. Mike Easley called on the state's top education leaders to continue working together to expand educational opportunities for citizens across the state. Easley spoke to more than 150 education leaders at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Education Governing Boards at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill. |
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1-14-08
Gov. Easley called on water system managers from the state's 30 most vulnerable communities to set up interconnections to other water supplies, conduct water audits and adopt conservation-based price structures to encourage citizens to conserve water, especially if the state's historic drought continues into the summer. |
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1-12-08
Gov. Easley joined Eric Montross and Jones Angell for a radio interview during the UNC-Chapel Hill-N.C. State basketball game. (Photo/John D. Lyon Jr.) |
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1-12-08
Gov. Easley discussed the drought, Learn and Earn and the rivalry between UNC and N.C. State during a halftime interview with Eric Montross and Jones Angell. (Photo/John D. Lyon Jr.) |
