Mike Easley

Type: Person

Name: Mike Easley (Michael Francis Easley)

Title: Governor of North Carolina

Date of Birth: 23/03/1950

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Biography for Mike Easley

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Editorial - Taxing N.C. hybrid vehicle owners the wrong route

The fossil-fuel industry couldn't have written a better bill to discourage North Carolinians from buying hybrid and electric cars, but it didn't have to. The state Senate budget released Sunday contains a provision that would tax owners of hybrid and ... [Published Star News Online - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Hybrid Vehicles, Gasoline, Taxes, Electric Vehicle

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

J.B. Buxton - Leadership needed on education

My father-in-law was famous for his habit of painting the inside of the garage whenever there was a major party at the family home. Not that it needed painting. But it seemed to satisfy his need for taking some action ? even while the rest of the family ... [Published Star News Online - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Education, Leadership, Scott Ralls, Mike Easley

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Mike Easley

Keep the SBI independent of the governor

0 Comments | Leave a CommentPrint E-MailReddit MoreFor all of the embarrassing ethical issues that faced former governors Mike Easley and Bev Perdue, at least North Carolina voters could depend on a vigorous, independent investigation to get to the bottom ... [Published Rocky Mount Telegram - May 21 2013]

Entities: Mike Easley, Bev Perdue, Attorney General

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Republican Party (US)

Money draining budget battle: Medicaid, or the needy and middle class

RALEIGH — Senate Republicans said Monday their two-year budget proposal demonstrates how Medicaid keeps siphoning away money from other priorities, but critics assert that the GOP spending plan keeps taking from the needy and the middle class.The proposal ... [Published Henderson Dispatch - May 21 2013]

Entities: Medicaid, Republican Party (US), Marc Basnight, Ray Hall

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

NC first lady backs bill targeting animal cruelty

RALEIGH, N.C. - Taking on her first major issue as North Carolina's first lady, Ann McCrory appeared in the House gallery Thursday to publicly back a bill she and other supporters say will prevent animal cruelty by large dog breeders. Ann McCrory has ... [Published Star News Online - May 10 2013]

Entities: First Lady, Mary Easley, Mike Easley

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Elections board picks new director

Raleigh, N.C. Kim Westbrook Strach, a longtime investigator with the , will take over as the board's director on May 15.Strach replaces Gary Bartlett, who has served as the state's top elections professional for nearly 20 years.The board made the move ... [Published WRAL - May 01 2013]

Entities: Josh Howard, Gary Bartlett, Elections, Mike Easley, Pat McCrory

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

New elections board will face big decisions

Raleigh, N.C. Newly appointed members of the State Board of Elections say they will start their tenure Wednesday with no marching orders as to who should serve as their most senior staff member or how to pursue a high-profile campaign finance investi ... [Published WRAL - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Josh Howard, Elections, Josh Paul, Gary Bartlett

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

New day

Recently, William Barber, the president of the North Carolina office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, enlisted in this type of warfare, calling on the masses to organize non-violent protests of Republicans who are firmly ... [Published Bladen Journal - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Mike Easley, Jim Black, protest, Bev Perdue

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Editorial - Early childhood education works; cutting it would be counterproductive

North Carolina was among few states whose pre-kindergarten programs were deemed excellent in a recent national study, but it won?t stay that way if state officials insist on deep cuts to funding and student eligibility. According to the National Institute ... [Published Star News Online - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Education, Bev Perdue, Pat McCrory

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Three More Perdue Donors Convicted In Campaign Probe

Total of five Perdue associates have taken plea deals in schemes to hide moneyCJ Photos by Don CarringtonTop: Buzzy Stubbs, center, flanked by his attorneys Wade Smith, left, and David Long, right. Bottom: From left, Robert Lee Caldwell, attorney Jake ... [Published Carolina Journal Online - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Bev Perdue, Mike Easley, Fundraising, Robert Lee, Investigation

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 2 reports

Guessing today's Google announcement in N.C.

Western North Carolina is where I started my career, and I’ll always remember one of my first big stories - Google’s arrival in Lenoir. I can still remember Gov. Mike Easley, the fanfare and the endless calls to a small newspaper in the “high country” ... [Published Triangle Business Journal - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Google Inc, Mike Easley, Pat McCrory

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 2 reports

Senators recommend backing off capping class size

Republican senators recommended Wednesday to end caps on the number of students in North Carolina's public school classrooms for the earliest grades, partially backing off mandates over the last decade to improve student-teacher ratios.The Senate Education ... [Published Henderson Dispatch - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Angela Bryant, June Atkinson, Mike Easley, Brian Lewis

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Editorial - Taxing N.C. hybrid vehicle owners t... [Published Star News Online - 14 hours ago]
J.B. Buxton - Leadership needed on education [Published Star News Online - 20 hours ago]
Keep the SBI independent of the governor [Published Rocky Mount Telegram - May 21 2013]
Money draining budget battle: Medicaid, or the ... [Published Henderson Dispatch - May 21 2013]
NC Attorney General fights against change of SB... [Published WSOC-TV - May 20 2013]
NC Attorney General pans Senate plan to restruc... [Published Individual.com - May 20 2013]
Law enforcement authorities pan proposed SBI shift [Published WRAL - May 20 2013]
Pre-K funding, eligibility will be a key budget... [Published WRAL - May 19 2013]
Wyoming lawmakers grappling with 1,200 orphaned... [Published Casper Star Tribune - May 16 2013]
Gubernatorial candidate James Protzman could ro... [Published INDY - May 15 2013]
Public officials make call for EDC 'accountabil... [Published Lexington Dispatch - May 10 2013]
NC first lady backs bill targeting animal cruelty [Published Star News Online - May 10 2013]
Obama To Embark On New Jobs Tour [Published Huffington Post - May 06 2013]
NH investment firm seeks Alcoa's NC dams license [Published Fort Mills Times - May 03 2013]
Strach in, Bartlett out at NC Board of Elections [Published Individual.com - May 02 2013]
Elections board picks new director [Published WRAL - May 01 2013]
Strach in, Bartlett out at elections board [Published Raleigh News & Observer - May 01 2013]
Obama's Judicial Nominees Blocked On All Sides ... [Published AOL Black Voices - Apr 30 2013]
New day [Published Bladen Journal - Apr 30 2013]
Editorial - Early childhood education works; cu... [Published Star News Online - Apr 29 2013]
New elections board will face big decisions [Published WRAL - Apr 29 2013]
Obama: GOP Outreach To Continue Even If Dems 'T... [Published AOL Black Voices - Apr 25 2013]
Three More Perdue Donors Convicted In Campaign ... [Published Carolina Journal Online - Apr 25 2013]
Guessing today's Google announcement in N.C. [Published Triangle Business Journal - Apr 19 2013]
Guessing Google’s announcement: Jobs? Broadband... [Published Triangle Business Journal - Apr 18 2013]
Easley speaks out about NC Senate class-size bill [Published Fort Mills Times - Apr 18 2013]
A travesty in Raleigh [Published Whiteville News Reporter - Apr 18 2013]
Senators recommend backing off capping class size [Published Henderson Dispatch - Apr 18 2013]
Class-size caps for K-3 go away in NC Senate bill [Published Fort Mills Times - Apr 17 2013]
Senate committee calls for ending class-size caps [Published WRAL - Apr 17 2013]