Corporate Welfare Creates Headlines, Not Jobs as Promised
Well north of a third of the incentivized projects didn’t even bring a single job? The state realized only a little more than half the promised jobs?
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Former Police Chief Ken Miller placed on administrative leave in Greenville during investigation of misconduct
The investigation included several allegations and primarily revolved around the handling of a wealthy businessman’s public intoxication charge on Aug. 30, 2018. The man’s charge was dismissed and expunged. Miller and Rampey were accused of working to get rid of the man’s charge.
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UNCG provost: Accusations of sexual harassment at nursing school are ‘not true’
We are fully confident the facts of this case will show the allegations related to UNCG are not true. As our filings in this case have demonstrated, the plaintiff cannot establish a connection between her dismissal from the program and her harassment claim.
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Conflict Of Interest With Cure Violence Contract Continues
Parrish gave an update to the City Council on the Cure Violence contract. He said, “The Cure Violence contract has been agreed to and has been routed. I think One Step Further has signed and we’re waiting on the University of Chicago and then we will route that for signatures.” City Councilmember and Executive Director of One Step Further Yvonne Johnson asked, “How long are they going to be because I’m waiting to pay for a space.”
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County Buys New Paper-Based Voting Machines For 2020
At a Thursday, Nov. 21 work session, Guilford County Board of Elections Director Charlie Collicutt put on a demonstration of new voting machines that county voters will be using in 2020. At a second meeting, held right after the demonstration, the Board of Commissioners voted to purchase the new machines for roughly $2.2 million.
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Officials discuss Greensboro’s role in industrial contamination of Cape Fear water basin
The DEQ officials at Wednesday’s town hall stood by their citations against Greensboro, but also praised city officials for being proactive in tackling problems with the chemical and at one point achieving an 80% reduction in levels released in effluent from the Osborne plant.
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State environmental agency cites City of Greensboro with violations for toxic wastewater discharge
Both discharges represent violations of the state water quality standard by not protecting downstream drinking water facilities at EPA’s health advisory level for drinking water. Further, the discharge violated the conditions of the NPDES wastewater permits because the entities did not report the discharge to state officials within 24 hours and failed to implement proper control of industrial discharge.
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Will City Council keep public waiting while bigwigs get special attention?
The City Council has taken to holding closed sessions before the public meeting rather than after, which means the public meetings often start late. But if the council holds the closed meeting after the public meeting then the big wigs the council meets with in closed session have to wait for the unwashed masses to finish with their business before the closed session. The City Council has decided it makes more sense to let a hundred or so of their constituents wait rather than a couple of attorneys or economic development professionals.
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Former Police Chief Ken Miller placed on administrative leave in Greenville during investigation of misconduct
The investigation included several allegations and primarily revolved around the handling of a wealthy businessman’s public intoxication charge on Aug. 30, 2018. The man’s charge was dismissed and expunged. Miller and Rampey were accused of working to get rid of the man’s charge.
Read MoreUNCG provost: Accusations of sexual harassment at nursing school are ‘not true’
We are fully confident the facts of this case will show the allegations related to UNCG are not true. As our filings in this case have demonstrated, the plaintiff cannot establish a connection between her dismissal from the program and her harassment claim.
Read MoreConflict Of Interest With Cure Violence Contract Continues
Parrish gave an update to the City Council on the Cure Violence contract. He said, “The Cure Violence contract has been agreed to and has been routed. I think One Step Further has signed and we’re waiting on the University of Chicago and then we will route that for signatures.” City Councilmember and Executive Director of One Step Further Yvonne Johnson asked, “How long are they going to be because I’m waiting to pay for a space.”
Read MoreCounty Buys New Paper-Based Voting Machines For 2020
At a Thursday, Nov. 21 work session, Guilford County Board of Elections Director Charlie Collicutt put on a demonstration of new voting machines that county voters will be using in 2020. At a second meeting, held right after the demonstration, the Board of Commissioners voted to purchase the new machines for roughly $2.2 million.
Read MoreOfficials discuss Greensboro’s role in industrial contamination of Cape Fear water basin
The DEQ officials at Wednesday’s town hall stood by their citations against Greensboro, but also praised city officials for being proactive in tackling problems with the chemical and at one point achieving an 80% reduction in levels released in effluent from the Osborne plant.
Read MoreState environmental agency cites City of Greensboro with violations for toxic wastewater discharge
Both discharges represent violations of the state water quality standard by not protecting downstream drinking water facilities at EPA’s health advisory level for drinking water. Further, the discharge violated the conditions of the NPDES wastewater permits because the entities did not report the discharge to state officials within 24 hours and failed to implement proper control of industrial discharge.
Read MoreWill City Council keep public waiting while bigwigs get special attention?
The City Council has taken to holding closed sessions before the public meeting rather than after, which means the public meetings often start late. But if the council holds the closed meeting after the public meeting then the big wigs the council meets with in closed session have to wait for the unwashed masses to finish with their business before the closed session. The City Council has decided it makes more sense to let a hundred or so of their constituents wait rather than a couple of attorneys or economic development professionals.
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